Video, pictures: UAE rulers celebrate Dubai's royal wedding reception
Oh, we do love a royal wedding…
While many of us were celebrating the public holidays for Eid Al Fitr this week, Dubai’s royal family were celebrating the wedding reception of the three sons of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Vice President of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.
The three groomsmen included Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, the Crown Prince of Dubai and his two brothers Sheikh Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, and Sheikh Ahmed, chairman of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation.
The young royals all got married in an Islamic wedding which took place last month on Wednesday, May 15, 2019, but the official wedding ceremony was held on Thursday, June 6, 2019, at the Dubai World Trade Center.
An exclusive list of VIPs were on the guestlist including HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and rulers of the other UAE emirates.
Thousands of guests also flew in from around the world to help celebrate the wedding ceremony after a (delicious) wedding invitation was sent out during the last week of May last month.
An official video released by the Dubai Media Office can be viewed below:
Part of the traditional celebrations at Al Maktoum family wedding. #Dubai pic.twitter.com/BmSQOBoGt2
— Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) June 6, 2019
Here are some photos capturing some moments from the wedding ceremony released by Dubai Media Office:
A proud father with his three sons looking stunning in a golden bisht attire (a garment that is worn for prestige by a royalty on special occasions)
VIP guests at the wedding including HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and the rulers of the other UAE emirates.
Sheikh Mohammed with his son Sheikh Hamdan
Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed and Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed
Ayala dancers performing at the wedding
Mama Noora, the royal family’s long-serving governess and family friend, also took to Instagram and posted a video of some tender moments that took place at the wedding ceremony.
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Mabrook to the royal family! We wish them a lifetime of happiness.
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Images: Dubai Media Office