DUBAI: In honor of the British monarch, we take a look at some of the gifts she received from the region during her 70-year reign.
King Hamad
Queen Elizabeth II and Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa, King of Bahrain, attend the Endurance event of the Royal Windsor Horse Show in Windsor Great Park on May 15, 2015. (Getty Images)
Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa, king of Bahrain, presented Elizabeth with two purebred Arabian horses at the 2013 Royal Windsor Horse Show.
Sultan Qaboos
Oman’s leader Sultan Qaboos bin Said walking along side Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II as she leaves the Sultunate from Muscat in 2010. (AFP)
In 2010, former ruler of Oman Sultan Qaboos bin Said presented the queen with a 12-inch vase engraved in 21-carat gold, and a gold Faberge egg that opened to reveal a tiny toy horse.
Sheikh Khalifa
Queen Elizabeth II with Khalifa bin Hamad Al-Thani, Emir of Qatar (1932 - 2016, right) at a dinner held in the Queen's honour at the Rayyan Palace in Qatar. (Getty Images)
In 1985, Qatar’s ruler at the time, Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad Al-Thani, gave the queen a diamond necklace with a centerpiece of two large rubies.
Sheikh Rashid
Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al-Maktoum gave her a solid-gold sculpture of a camel and two palm trees. (Getty Images)
In 1979, Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al-Maktoum, ruler of Dubai at the time, gifted Elizabeth diamond and sapphire jewelry, a solid-gold sculpture of a camel, and two palm trees.
King Faisal
Queen Elizabeth II with King Faisal of Saudi Arabia travelling to Hyde Park for a military pageant by the King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery, London, 1967. (Getty Images)
In 1967, Saudi Arabia’s King Faisal gifted the British monarch a necklace with 300 diamonds, including baguettes and brilliants, weighing more than 80 carats.
King Farouk
Queen Elizabeth II in 1947. (Getty Images)
Egypt’s King Farouk gifted the queen a gold necklace in 1947 that dated back to the third century and incorporated one of the earliest Egyptian coins.
