A three-day mourning period has been announced in the UAE after the son of Dubai's ruler died of a heart attack.
Sheikh Rashid bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, who graduated from Sandhurst in 2002, died on Saturday morning.
The
33-year-old was the eldest son of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al
Maktoum, who is the ruler of Dubai and also the Vice-President and Prime
Minister of the United Arab Emirates.
Hundreds of relatives and officials gathered inside the Zabeel mosque in Dubai to pay their respects to the ruler's son.
His coffin, wrapped in the Emirati flag, was carried in by several of his brothers.
Prayers were said for the late Sheikh Rashid bin Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum and his family.
His body will be buried in Umm Harir cemetery in Bur Dubai.
'Today,
I lost a best friend and a childhood companion, my dear brother
Rashid,' said his brother Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, Crown Prince of
Dubai. 'You will be missed.'
Hundreds of relatives and officials gathered inside the Zabeel mosque to pay their final respects
Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashid al-Maktoum (middle) Prime Minister of the
United Arab Emirates has a quiet word with Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al
Nahyan (R), Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi (right)
resident Sheikh Khalifa expressed condolences to Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid and the Al Maktoum family.
Flags at government departments and institutions flying at half mast as a mark of respect.
'God bless the deceased young man ... We belong to Allah and to Him we shall return,' the Court of the Ruler of Dubai said.
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