00:00Prince Charles, Britain's heir to the throne, and his wife Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall,
00:13visited the International Humanitarian City, an aid logistics hub on the outskirts of Dubai,
00:18Tuesday morning as part of a three-day visit in the UAE.
00:23The British royals, together with Princess Haya bint al-Hussein, wife of His Highness
00:27Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and
00:31ruler of Dubai, toured a container-sized humanitarian response depot, inspected aid crates, solar
00:36panel units, a tent designed to house refugees during their visit.
00:41The trip marks the eighth time Prince Charles has visited the UAE since his first tour in
00:451989.
00:46It is also second time for both Prince Charles and the Duchess, who last visited the UAE
00:51together in February 2007, as part of a 10-day tour of five Gulf countries.
00:56The UAE trip is part of a wider week-long tour of the Middle East, which kicked off
01:00on Saturday in Oman.
01:02Ayrish Idenbeliaza for Gulf News.
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