Posted on 12/03/2024 1:17:24 PM PST by RandFan
At a glittering state banquet in Buckingham Palace, King Charles has praised his Qatari guests for their “tireless mediation efforts over the past year in pursuit of peace”.
The Emir of Qatar is on a state visit to the UK - and the King highlighted the Gulf state’s role in negotiations in the Gaza conflict and the return of Israeli hostages.
The diplomatic red carpet had been rolled out for the wealthy, gas-rich country, which has strong business and military ties to the UK.
(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.co.uk ...
Just like our current senile outgoing President.
Pomp, ceremony, and London’s banks are the only influence the UK has left.
The Emir of Qatar was also in Britain to visit his Muslim Brotherhood friends. Their center was once in Britain (is now in Turkey), and in the past when Yusif Qaradawi was alive the nexus was in Qatar. The al-Thani who rule Qatar have ties to the Brotherhood of more than a half-century.
The UK is a museum people live in...................
Well put.
And not an actual country.
I’m looking forward to Charles congratulating Donald Trump for his success in bring about world peace.(sar)
The museum isn’t the problem.
The problem is the people running the museum.
> What? The royals have been bought off ... <
How dare you insult His Majesty! Oh, wait. Charlie does have a fondness for suitcases full of money.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-61941113
The title of the article (it’s from 2022):
Prince Charles ‘accepted a suitcase with 1m euros’, report claims
Stonehenge, Hampton Court, the Tower of London, Dover Castle and Hellfire Corner, the Uffington White Horse, the Roman baths in Bath, Avebury, Cardiff Castle...
It’s one heck of a museum.
The US has nothing like it.
I think the UK is lucky to have so much of its history left.
They should cherish it.
gas-rich
???
Natural gas, like in a stove or hot water heater.
From memory - Qatar is #3 in the world for NG reserves.
Russia and Iran are #1 and #2.
FTA——On the menu was Cornish lobster and quail eggs for a starter, with pheasant wrapped in Savoy cabbage, roasted celeriac puree and potato gratin as a main course, followed by an iced bombe with ice cream and a plum sorbet.
The wine list included Chapel Down Grand Reserve 2018, Puligny-Montrachet Les Nosroyes, Domaine Genot-Boulanger 2019, Chateau Lynch-Bages, Pauillac 2000 and a Chateau La Tour Blanche.
No pulled pork, I take it.
Guess not.
Okay, thanks.
“The US has nothing like it.”
Dating a lady from Europe we drove by a barn in California built in 1851, when I pointed it out she said her middle school was built in 1712.
What a coincidence, that’s just what I was planning for supper tonight! Six minutes on high in the microwave and peel back the film...
Hmm. No mountain oysters.
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