Queen Elizabeth II and Saudi Arabia’s King Salman
Highlights
- you drive well before
- was driving with high speed through the narrow streets
- the queen was quite open-minded
Queen Elizabeth II: Queen Elizabeth passed away on Thursday. All the family members were present with him in this difficult time. There are many stories related to Queen Elizabeth, which are on everyone’s tongue. But you hardly know this story. There is an anecdote which is related to Sultan Salman of UAE. Let us tell you that in those days he was the Crown Prince. Then he went on a tour of Britain. In Saudi Arabia where women did not have the right to drive vehicles in those days. If they had to go out also, it was necessary to have some person from the house with them. Despite all this, the Queen took the Prince on a long walk, with Elizabeth herself driving the car. Seeing this, the prince was very scared.
Why was the sultan suddenly scared?
In 1998, Crown Prince Abdullah visited Balmoral Castle in Scotland to meet Queen Elizabeth. Britain’s ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Sir Sherrard Cowper-Coles, has mentioned the incident. During that meeting, the queen had said that the grounds of Balmoral are very beautiful, you must go for a walk there. The queen herself took him to see the view of the plains of her Royal Land Rover. The Prince was seated next to the Queen. The Sultan was stunned to see the queen speeding up because at that time it was considered a crime for women to drive in the UAE.
Why said car to have some patience?
The queen was speeding her car through the narrow lanes and at the same time talking to the Sultan. The Crown Prince requested the Queen to reduce the speed of the train. Prince said that we will talk comfortably, first you drive the car well first. Sir Sherrard Britain’s ambassador to Saudi Arabia Sir Sherrard Cowper-Coles believes the Crown Prince chose the wrong woman to campaign for. The queen did not like that someone told her what to do
no one liked them
It is said that the queen was very adept at driving a car. She always liked to sit in the driving seat. She spoke openly for women. She did not keep herself bound by any kind of thoughts. She was very open minded. He did not like that someone should tell a woman what to do or not. Arab countries have also paid tribute to the death of Queen Elizabeth. In June this year, Saudi Arabia’s Sultan Abdullah and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman congratulated the Queen on the completion of 70 years of rule. Let us tell you that there has been a very cordial relationship between the two families. The head of the Saudi government under the Queen has visited Buckingham Palace four times.
Sultan welcomed with British state honors
Sultan Faisal was the first person from Saudi royal rule to visit London on an eight-day visit in May 1967. Here he was welcomed with full British state honours. Apart from the Queen, Faesal met other members of the royal family, the then British PM Harold Wilson and some other politicians. He then accompanied the Queen and Prince Philip to Buckingham Palace in an open carriage.
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