His Visit To Britain
Crown Prince Saud in Britain
Crown Prince Saud—may God have mercy on him—visiting Lady Anne Blunt’s Crabbet Park stables in 1937, accompanied by her daughter Lady Judith Wentworth.
Crown Prince Saud bin Abdulaziz with his brother Prince Mohammed, alongside Muhammad Talaat Harb Pasha, with Dr. Medhat Sheikh al‑Ard, Khayr al‑Din al‑Zarkali, and al‑Rifa‘i behind them, on their way to attend the coronation of King George VI in Britain in 1938 — may God have mercy on them all.
Crown Prince Saud bin Abdulaziz with his brother Prince Mohammed, together with Muhammad Talaat Harb Pasha, and behind them Dr. Medhat Sheikh al‑Ard, Khayr al‑Din al‑Zarkali, and al‑Rifa‘i, in Britain in 1938 — may God have mercy on them all.
Prince Saud bin Abdulaziz in London for the coronation of King George VI, accompanied by the Moroccan monarch Mawlāy Yūsuf, Prince Mohammed bin Abdulaziz, and Sheikh Yusuf Yasin, in 1937.
Crown Prince Saud—later King Saud—visiting the famed Crabbet Park stables of Lady Anne Blunt in 1937, where the renowned “Crabbet Arabians” were bred from the horses she acquired during her journeys in Najd. He appears alongside her daughter, Lady Judith Wentworth, during the tour.
Crown Prince Saud inspecting artillery at the Aldershot Barracks in Britain in 1937, accompanied by Dr. Rif‘at Sheikh al‑Ard and Hafiz Wahba.
Lady Anne Blunt’s famed Crabbet Park in Britain, renowned for breeding the “Crabbet Arabians” descended from the purebred horses she acquired during her travels in Najd.
Crown Prince Saud in Britain, accompanied by Hafiz Wahba, Khayr al‑Din al‑Zarkali, Dr. Medhat Sheikh al‑Ard, and al‑Rifa‘i during their visit to an aircraft factory.
Crown Prince Saud and Prince Mohammed bin Abdulaziz attending the coronation of King George VI in 1937.
Crown Prince Saud surrounded by Khayr al‑Din al‑Zarkali, Dr. Medhat Sheikh al‑Ard, and his senior escort Ṣāliḥ al‑ʿAlī al‑Sālim during the coronation ceremonies of King George VI in London in 1937.
Crown Prince Saud arriving in London, accompanied by Hafiz Wahba and Dr. Medhat Sheikh al‑Ard — the future King Saud.
Crown Prince Saud during his visit to Britain.
Crown Prince Saud in London, accompanied by Hafiz Wahba and Lady Evelyn Cobbold — the first British Muslim woman to perform the Hajj in 1933.
Crown Prince Saud—may God have mercy on him—speaking to the BBC at the time of its inauguration in 1947.
Crown Prince Saud—later King Saud—together with Prince Mohammed bin Abdulaziz and the Moroccan monarch Mawlāy Yūsuf during their attendance at the coronation of King George VI in London, May 1937 — may God have mercy on them all.
Crown Prince Saud—later King Saud—at the inauguration of Shah Jahan Mosque in London, with Sheikh Hafiz Wahba standing behind him, in 1935.
Crown Prince Saud—later King Saud—arriving in London, accompanied by Hafiz Wahba and Dr. Medhat Sheikh al‑Ard.
Crown Prince Saud—later King Saud—arriving in London, accompanied by Hafiz Wahba and Dr. Medhat Sheikh al‑Ard.
Crown Prince Saud—later King Saud—arriving in London, accompanied by Hafiz Wahba and Dr. Medhat Sheikh al‑Ard.
Crown Prince Saud—later King Saud—arriving in London, accompanied by Hafiz Wahba and Dr. Medhat Sheikh al‑Ard.
Crown Prince Saud—later King Saud—together with the Saudi envoy Hafiz Wahba in London, 1935.
Prince Saud—later King Saud—together with Khayr al‑Din al‑Zarkali, Dr. Medhat Sheikh al‑Ard, and his senior escorts ʿAbdulaziz al‑Rifa‘i and Ṣāliḥ al‑ʿAlī al‑Sālim, in 1935.
Crown Prince Saud—together with his brother Prince Mohammed, Hafiz Wahba, and Khayr al‑Din al‑Zarkali—during their time in London in 1948.
Crown Prince Saud receiving an official welcome in London in 1938 upon his arrival to attend the coronation ceremonies of King George VI.
Crown Prince Saud at the Victoria and Albert Museum
Crown Prince Saud bin Abdulaziz in London during the coronation of King George VI, with—standing behind him from right to left—Ṣāliḥ al‑ʿAlī al‑Sālim, Khayr al‑Din al‑Zarkali, ʿAbdulaziz al‑Rifaʿi, and Dr. Medhat Sheikh al‑Ard, in 1938.
Crown Prince Saud—later King Saud—and his brother Prince Mohammed bin Abdulaziz, together with Major Gratham, the official responsible for the International Coordination Committee (ICC), in front of the London City Council Hall on 13 July 1937 — may God have mercy on them all.
Crown Prince Saud bin Abdulaziz arriving in London to attend the coronation of King George VI, accompanied by Dr. Medhat Sheikh al‑Ard and Hafiz Wahba, in 1938.
Crown Prince Saud bin Abdulaziz arriving in London to attend the coronation of King George VI, accompanied by Dr. Medhat Sheikh al‑Ard and Hafiz Wahba, in 1938.
Crown Prince Saud, together with Prince Mohammed bin Abdulaziz and Khayr al‑Din al‑Zarkali, arriving in London with a delegation of fifteen escorts at Victoria Station in 1938.
Crown Prince Saud at a London railway station with Khayr al‑Din al‑Zarkali, Hafiz Wahba, and ʿAbdulaziz al‑Rifaʿi, in 1937.
Crown Prince Saud—later King Saud—together with Prince Mohammed bin Abdulaziz and the Moroccan monarch Mawlāy Yūsuf during their visit to Britain in 1956 — may God have mercy on them all.
Crown Prince Saud—later King Saud—together with Prince Mohammed bin Abdulaziz, Khayr al‑Din al‑Zarkali, Fuʾād Hamzah, and Dr. Medhat Sheikh al‑Ard in London, 1938.
Crown Prince Saud bin Abdulaziz with his brother Prince Mohammed bin Abdulaziz during their visit to the United Kingdom in 1938.
Crown Prince Saud speaking to the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in London, accompanied by Hafiz Wahba, Sayf al‑Islam ʿAbdullah, and Anthony Eden, in 1948.
Crown Prince Saud speaking to the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in London, accompanied by Hafiz Wahba, Sayf al‑Islam ʿAbdullah, and Anthony Eden, in 1948.
Crown Prince Saud speaking to the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in London, accompanied by Hafiz Wahba, Sayf al‑Islam ʿAbdullah, and Anthony Eden, in 1948.
One of the finest and most iconic photographs of King Saud during his years as Crown Prince, taken in 1938.
Prince Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud during a visit to a British military camp in the United Kingdom in 1938.
Prince Saud during his visit to Woking Mosque (the Shah Jahan Mosque) during his trip to Britain in 1938.
Prince Saud during his visit to Woking Mosque (the Shah Jahan Mosque) during his trip to Britain in 1938.
Prince Saud visit to Britain
Crown Prince Saud, accompanied by Ahmad ʿAbbūd Pasha, aboard the steamship Khedive Ismail in Alexandria as he set out on his journey to England in 1937.
Crown Prince Saud visiting the first mosque established in East London—the Fazl Mosque—in 1935, seen here with the mosque’s imam during a reception held in his honour.
Crown Prince Saud visiting the first mosque established in East London—the Fazl Mosque—in 1935, shown here with the mosque’s imam during a reception held in his honour.
Crown Prince Saud with Hafiz Wahba standing behind him in London, 1935.
