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The Ruler Of Dubai And His Son Hopped On The Tube Like It Was No Big Deal

The Ruler Of Dubai And His Son Hopped On The Tube Like It Was No Big Deal

It's not every day you see legit royalty on the Tube.

Claire Reid

Claire Reid

Credit: Twitter/@HamdanMohammed

Spending time on the Tube at rush hour yesterday must have been absolutely horrible.

Us Brits, we're just not prepared for this sort of heat, but while most commuters were struggling to cope with the unusual British sunshine, there was one group of Oyster-card carrying travellers who probably couldn't see what all the fuss was about. With temperatures nearing 50 centigrade in the United Arab Emirates right now, they were probably pretty cold.

On board our fine London underground system was the ruler of Dubai and his entourage, casually enjoying a trip around the UK. Normally when dignitaries visit the UK it's all police guards and armoured cars, but that's not for these lads.

The Crown Prince of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, even uploaded some photos to Twitter and Instagram to show what a good time he was having. He was accompanied by his dad, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, as well as the vice president and prime minister of the UAE. Quite a list, isn't it?

The picture went viral shortly after it was posted on Monday and was racking up 1,000 likes per minute on Twitter, Time Out Dubai reported.

Sheikh Hamdan isn't new to the city. He studied at the London School of Economics, so he's probably a dab hand at following the confusing Tube map.

Looking at the pictures, you can see that they fit right in, except they appear to be smiling and chatting. They'll have to knock that on the head if they really want to fit in on the Tube.

Words Claire Reid

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