Warrior Sojourn
King Saud arriving in Vienna on 7 January 1965, after departing his homeland for the final time with his family and entourage, numbering twenty‑two persons, aboard a chartered German aircraft. His journey was undertaken for treatment of cardiac and gastric ailments, and Vienna was then covered in snow. May God have mercy upon him and grant him eternal rest.
King Saud, in the uniform of the Commander‑in‑Chief of the Armed Forces, watching the Saudi Army parade in Jeddah before Khuzam Palace in Dhu al‑Hijjah 1374 AH (August 1954). At his side stands His Highness Sayf al‑Islam Ismail, son of Imam Yahya Hamid al‑Din; beside them Crown Prince Faisal; behind them King Fahd and Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz; seated are Prince Abdullah bin Saud and Sheikh Abdullah Bilkhair; and to the left, standing, is the Minister of Defense, Prince Mishaal bin Abdulaziz.