

Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, receives Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, at the launch of the UK-UAE Year of Culture at Al Jahili Fort. Ryan Carter / Crown Prince’s Court – Abu Dhabi

Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, watches as calligrapher Mohamed Mandi writes Prince Charles’s name at the launch of the UK-UAE Year of Cultural Collaboration at Al Jahili Fort in Al Ain. Ryan Carter / Crown Prince Court – Abu Dhabi

Students from the Centre for Musical Arts perform at the launch along with violinist Anna Smith and cellist Michael Atkinson, from the BBC Symphony Orchestra. Ryan Carter / Crown Prince Court – Abu Dhabi

Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed speaks with Prince Charles during the launch of the UK-UAE Year of Cultural Collaboration. Ryan Carter / Crown Prince Court – Abu Dhabi

Britain’s Prince Charles with Dr Sultan Al Jaber, Chairman of Masdar, on a visit to Masdar City. He was given a guided tour of the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology before meeting its students. Reuters

Prince Charles visits the Bu Tinah archipelago. The sanctuary for endangered species such as the dugong and hawksbill turtle, and a UN-recognised heritage site is located about 150 km from Abu Dhabi. AP Photo.

Prince Charles at the Bu Tinah archipelago with Dr Shakha Salem al Dhahen, Director of Marine Biodiversity. Prince Charles and Camilla are on a Royal tour of the Middle East starting with Oman, then the UAE and finally Bahrain. Getty Images

Camilla visited the Abu Dhabi Falcon Hospital on the second day of her UAE tour with Prince Charles. Getty Images

Dr Sultan Al Jaber, Chairman of Masdar, and Shamma Al Mazrui, Minister of State for Youth Affairs, welcome Britain’s Prince Charles to Masdar City in Abu Dhabi as part of the royal’s state visit to the country. Reuters

Camilla is shown a sedated falcon at the Abu Dhabi Falcon Hospital. Chris Jackson/Getty Images

Prince Charles on a tour of Masdar City. AP Photo

Camilla met a group of prominent UAE women at a Women’s Empowerment Lunch, where she was greeted by Dr Noura Al Kaabi, Minister of State for Federal National Council Affairs. The duchess met senior government officials, business leaders and Armed Forces officers during the event. With Camilla are Dr Noura Al Kaabi, front row fourth right, Najla Al Awar, Minister of Community Development, front row sixth right, Dr Maha Tayseer Barakat, Director General of the Health Authority – Abu Dhabi (Haad), back row second left, among others. Sharina Lootah / Crown Prince Court – Abu Dhabi
(via The National)