Saudi king slaps woman away as she leans in to kiss his hand
- 4 years ago
Video has emerged of Saudi Arabia’s highest monarch appearing to bat a woman’s face away as she attempts to lean in and kiss his hand.
In the footage, believed to have been taken over the weekend, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud is conducting a meet and greet at the palace.
A string of men approach and the royal shakes their hands with no fuss but when it is the woman’s turn, she makes an unexpected move.
As she takes his hand she leans forward in a bid to kiss it, causing King Abdulaziz to recoil in shock.
He snatches his hand back and appears to use it to bat away her face to avoid the unwanted gesture, his eyes widening in alarm.
The king then appears to chastise the woman, shaking his head as he speaks to her.
The encounter seems to have left a bad taste in his mouth and he refuses to meet anybody else, walking away with his entourage.
In the footage, believed to have been taken over the weekend, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud is conducting a meet and greet at the palace.
A string of men approach and the royal shakes their hands with no fuss but when it is the woman’s turn, she makes an unexpected move.
As she takes his hand she leans forward in a bid to kiss it, causing King Abdulaziz to recoil in shock.
He snatches his hand back and appears to use it to bat away her face to avoid the unwanted gesture, his eyes widening in alarm.
The king then appears to chastise the woman, shaking his head as he speaks to her.
The encounter seems to have left a bad taste in his mouth and he refuses to meet anybody else, walking away with his entourage.