King to host Emir of Qatar at Buckingham Palace for incoming state visit

Charles and the Queen volition invited Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, and the archetypal of his 3 wives, Sheikha Jawaher bint Hamad bin Suhaim Al Thani, to London connected December 3.

They tin expect to beryllium feted with a accepted ceremonial invited connected Horse Guards Parade and a expansive authorities banquet astatine Buckingham Palace during the two-day incoming authorities visit.

Charles has visited Qatar 8 times arsenic the Prince of Wales and met the Emir astatine the Cop28 acme successful Dubai successful December.

The Qatari person and Sheikha Jawaher besides attended the King’s coronation successful Westminster Abbey, and the precocious Queen’s funeral.

Qatar – 1 of the richest Gulf states – is simply a cardinal mediator successful the Israel-Hamas warfare and the ruling Emir is apt to conscionable Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer for talks astatine Downing Street during his stay.

But the state has faced disapproval implicit its quality rights record, successful peculiar the maltreatment of migrant workers during Fifa World Cup successful 2022, its criminalisation of same-sex relationships, and its favoritism against women.

The Qatari royal household is 1 of the richest successful the world, with a reported luck moving into the billions.

Sheikh Tamim, 44, was educated successful Britain, attending nationalist schools Sherborne and Harrow, earlier graduating from the Sandhurst subject academy.

He acceptable up Qatar Sports Investments (QSI) successful 2005, which owns the French shot squad Paris Saint-Germain.

In 2022, Charles arsenic the Prince of Wales faced disapproval aft being presented with currency – reportedly totalling 3 cardinal euros and immoderate of it successful a suitcase – from a erstwhile Qatari premier curate betwixt 2011 and 2015.

The Sunday Times said the then-heir to the throne personally accepted the donations for his foundation the Prince of Wales’s Charitable Fund (PWCF) from Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim – who was premier curate of Qatar betwixt 2007 and 2013.

A royal root said successful 2022 the prince operated connected proposal and specified incidents person not happened successful the past fractional decennary and would not hap again.