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Prince Harry announces royal tour of the Middle East

Prince Harry will visit Oman and the United Arab Emirates later this month, Kensington Palace have announced.
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The 30-year-old royal’s mini trip to the Middle East will be between November 18 and 20 at the invitation of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said al Said.

It will be Harry’s first visit to Oman and will centre around the National Day Parade on November 18, the Palace said.

The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh made a trip to Oman in 2010, while Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall visited the country last year.

Harry will travel to Abu Dhabi on November 20 to take part in the Sentebale Polo Cup, at Ghantoot Racing and Polo Club. He was in Dubai last October for the Sentable ‘Forget Me Not’ dinner.

Prince Harry at the Sentebale ‘Forget Me Not’ dinner in October 2013 in Dubai.

Now in its fifth year, the Sentebale Polo Cup raises awareness and funds for Sentebale’s work in providing healthcare and education to vulnerable children in Lesotho, many of whom are victims of extreme poverty and Lesotho’s HIV/AIDS epidemic.

“The Sentebale Polo Cup will also support the charity’s plan to scale up the highly effective Mamohato Programme, which addresses the emotional and psychological needs of children living with HIV, reducing the stigma linked to the disease, inspiring confidence and most importantly making a marked improvement in these young people’s quality of life,” the Palace said in a statement.

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