Sarah Marsh
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/ 31 October 2007

Saudi king gets royal welcome, jeers on UK visit

The British and Saudi monarchs spoke warmly about each other’s countries at a formal banquet in London on Tuesday, but a state visit by Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah drew protests and political controversy in Britain. Protesters calling for the reopening of a corruption inquiry into a multibillion-dollar arms deal jeered at Abdullah as he rode in a gilded carriage.