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British royal couple to meet array of Saudis RIYADH, March 25, 2006(AFP) - Britain's Prince Charles and his wife Camilla were due to meet royals and other members of Saudi Arabia's conservative society Saturday after arriving in Riyadh on an official visit to the oil-rich kingdom. The heir to the British throne would meet Muslim religious leaders and "build on" a speech he gave during an earlier stop in Egypt in which he "talked about the importance of religious understanding and religious tolerance," said spokesman Patrick Harrison. Exact plans have yet to be revealed, but the royal couple's three-day visit which began on Friday will feature meetings with King Abdullah and Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz, as well as visits to educational establishments and encounters with students. Camilla, Charles' second wife, will visit a women's charity, while the prince "will go to an architectural event which is very much about maintaining some of Saudi Arabia's traditional architectural heritage," Harrison said. Camilla, known officially as the Duchess of Cornwall, stepped off the plane that brought the royal couple from Egypt Friday sporting a beige pant-suit with a long pink scarf wrapped around her head. However, she still showed some locks of blonde hair. Like other female VIPs who visit Saudi Arabia, the duchess "has not been requested" to wear an abaya, the traditional long black robe that is a must not just for Saudi women but also for ordinary foreign females, Harrison said. Camilla and Prince Charles appeared relaxed as they were greeted at Riyadh airport's royal terminal by Prince Bandar bin Sultan bin Abdul Aziz, head of the country's national security council and a former ambassador to the United States.
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