Windsor Castle
The Sultan of Oman arrived at Windsor Castle today on a State Visit to The King and Queen.
The Prince of Wales welcomed His Majesty at his residence in Wargrave, Berkshire, on behalf of Their Majesties and travelled by car to the Royal Dais in Datchet Road, Windsor, where The Sultan was met by The King and Queen.
His Majesty, accompanied by Their Majesties with His Royal Highness and The Princess of Wales, drove in a Carriage Procession to Windsor Castle with a Sovereign's Escort of the Household Cavalry.
Gun Salutes were fired in the Home Park (Private) by The King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery and at the Tower of London by the Honourable Artillery Company.
A Guard of Honour was provided at Windsor Castle by Nijmegen Company Grenadier Guards, who later marched past.
The King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery marched past and the Sovereign's Escort of the Household Cavalry ranked past.
His Majesty's Body Guard of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms, The King's Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard and the Military Knights of Windsor were on duty.
The Sultan of Oman attended a Luncheon given by The King and Queen this afternoon.
The Prince and Princess of Wales, The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh and The Duke of Gloucester were present.
The King and Queen gave a State Banquet this evening in honour of The Sultan of Oman at which The Prince and Princess of Wales, The Princess Royal and Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence and The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester were present.
The following had the honour of being invited:
Suite of The Sultan of Oman:
His Highness Sayyid Shihab bin Tarik Al Said (Deputy Prime Minister for Defence Affairs), His Highness Sayyid Theyazin bin Haitham Al Said (Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs), His Highness Sayyid Loay bin Ghalib Al Said (Secretary-General of Diwan of Royal Court), His Excellency Sayyid Khalid Hilal Al Busaidy (Minister of Diwan of Royal Court), His Excellency General Sultan Mohammed Al Nomani (Minister of the Royal Office), His Excellency Sayyid Hamood Faisal Al Busaidi (Minister of Interior), His Excellency Sayyid Badr Hamad Al Busaidi (Foreign Minister), His Excellency Dr. Hamed Said Al Oufi (Head of the Private Office), Her Excellency Dr. Madiha Ahmed Al Shaibani (Minister of Education), His Excellency Hussain Ali Abdullatif (Adviser at the Private Office), His Excellency Anwar Hilal Al Jabri (Minister of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion) and His Excellency Badr Mohammed Al Mantheri (Ambassador from the Sultanate of Oman to the Court of St. James’s).
Specially attached to The Sultan of Oman:
The Viscount Hood (Lord-in-Waiting) and Dr. Liane Saunders (His Majesty's Ambassador to the Sultanate of Oman).
Diplomatic Corps:
His Excellency the Ambassador of Honduras and Mrs. Mirian Nasser de Romero.
The Cabinet and Government:
The Prime Minister and Ms. Marie-France van Heel, the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs and Mrs. Justine Miliband, the Secretary of State for Defence and Mr. Joe Dancey, the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade (the Rt. Hon. Jonathan Reynolds MP), Mr. Stephen Doughty Herrera-Carrasco MP (Minister for the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) and Mr. Kristiam Doughty Herrera-Carrasco, Dame Antonia Romeo (Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service) and Mr. John Romeo, and the Baroness Smith of Basildon (Leader of the House of Lords) and Mr. Nigel Smith.
Special Invitations:
The Lord Speaker and the Lady Forsyth of Drumlean, the Speaker of the House of Commons and Lady Hoyle, the Leader of the Opposition and Mr. Hamish Badenoch, the Leader of the Liberal Democrats (the Rt. Hon. Sir Edward Davey MP), Ms. Lindy Cameron (Permanent Under-Secretary of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office), the Earl of Kinnoull (Convener of the Crossbench Peers) and the Countess of Kinnoull, the Archbishop of Canterbury (the Most Reverend and Rt. Hon. Dame Sarah Mullally), the Lord True (Leader of the Opposition in the House of Lords) and the Lady True, the Rt. Hon. Dame Siobhan Keegan (Lady Chief Justice of Northern Ireland) and Mr. Brian Keegan, the Rt. Hon. the Lady Mayor and Mr. Gary Langley, the Lord Great Chamberlain (the Lord Carrington), Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton (Chief of the Defence Staff), Mr. Jonathan Powell (National Security Advisor), the Rt. Hon. Dame Emily Thornberry MP (Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee) and the Rt. Hon. Lord Justice Nugee, the Lord Llewellyn of Steep (Political Director, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office), Ms. Rumaitha Al Busaidi (Marine Scientist), Dr. Jokha Alharthi (Author), Colonel Gordon Allen (Chairman, The Sultan's Armed Forces Association) and Mrs. Kay Allen, Mr. Ben Burggraaf (Chief Executive Officer, Net Zero Industry Wales), Ms. Dee Caffari (Professional Sailor) and Mr. Harry Spedding, Her Excellency Lujaina Mohsin Darwish (Chairman, ITICS, Mohsin Haider Darwish) and Mr. Mohammed Abdullah Al Kharusi), the Rt. Hon. Sir Alan Duncan (Former Foreign Minister) and Mr. James Dunseath, Mr. Mark Evans (United Kingdom Explorer of Oman and Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society) and Ms. Zoe Woolley, Mr. John Harrison (Chairman, Airbus UK) and Ms. Afrodet Zuri, Mrs. Margaret Harwood-Jones (Chief Executive Officer, Europe and UK, Standard Chartered) and Ms. Flur Harwood-Jones, Dr. Bettany Hughes (Historian, Broadcaster and Author) and Mr. Adrian Evans, Sir Tristram Hunt (Director, Victoria and Albert Museum) and Lady Hunt, Ms. Anne Keast-Butler (Director, Government Communications Headquarters), Dr. Elisabeth Kendall (Vice President, British Omani Society) and Mr. Simon Palethorpe, Ms. Dina Macki (Chef/Restaurateur, Author and Presenter) and Mr. Saleh Al Tamami, Mr. Scott McDonald (Chief Executive, British Council) and Mrs. Julia McDonald, Brigadier John McKeown (Vice President, British Omani Society) and Mrs. Jane McKeown, the Lord Mendoza (Chairman, Historic England) and the Lady Mendoza, Ms. Blaise Metreweli (Chief, Secret Intelligence Service), Mr. Ciarán Ó Cuinn (Director, Middle East Desalination Research Centre) and Ms. Lisa Uí Chuinn, Ms. Meg O'Neill (Chief Executive Officer, BP), Professor Tina Phillips (His Majesty Sultan Qaboos Bin Said Professor of Modern Arabic Studies, University of Cambridge) and Mr. Adam Zoubir, Mrs. Susan Phipps (Equestrian Artist) and Ms. Jemma Phipps, Ms. Laura Pye (Director, National Museums Liverpool) and Mr. Adam Smith, Mr. Shabir Randeree (Chairman, The King's Trust International) and Mrs. Ruwaida Randeree, the Baroness Rawlings, Mr. Wael Sawan (Chief Executive Officer, Shell plc) and Mrs. Nicole Sawan, Ms. Victoria Siddall (Director, National Portrait Gallery) and Mr. François Chantala, Major General Richard Stanford (Chairman, British Omani Society) and the Hon. Mrs. Fiona Stanford, Marshal of the Royal Air Force the Lord and Lady Stirrup, the Lord Stockwood (UK Co-Chairman, Strategic Advisory Group and Chairman, UK Office for Investment), Mr. Shawqi Sultan (Former Secretary General, Omani-British Friendship Association) and Mrs. Hayat Sultan, Mr. Stephen Welton (Chairman, British Business Bank) and Mrs. Lisa Welton, and Professor Ngaire Woods (Dean, Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford) and Professor Eugene Rogan.
Sultanate of Oman Delegation Guests:
Mr. Mohsin Salim Al Amri (Director of Royal Protocol Department at Muscat International Airport), Mr. Mohamed Khalfan Al Busaidi (Media Attaché, Embassy of the Sultanate of Oman, London), Mr. Husam Abdullah Al Farsi (Director of Ceremonial, Royal Protocol), Commodore Ahmed Al Fazari (Military Attaché, Embassy of the Sultanate of Oman, London), Mr. Aflah Al Harthy (Assistant Head of Royal Protocol for Protocol Affairs), Mr. Qais Hashil Al Hashmi (Director of Transport, Royal Protocol), Major General Salim Al Hosni (Commander of the Royal Guard of Oman), His Excellency Nasser Khamis Al Jashmi (Chairman of the Tax Authority), Mr. Idrees Al Kharbushi (Director of the Chief of Royal Protocol Office), Mr. Mohamed Ali Al Muaini (Assistant Head of Royal Protocol for Music and Folk Arts), Colonel Nasser Al Riyami (Aide-de-Camp), Major General Dr. Saif Al Salmi (Head of the Personal Medical Unit Affairs at Royal Court Affairs), His Excellency Mohammed Al Sarmi (Head of Royal Protocol), Commodore Mohammed Al Wahaybi (Aide-de-Camp), Mr. Jaber Mohamed Al-Amri (Director of the Media Department), Sir Rupert Gavin (Chairman of English National Ballet), Mr. Jeremy Jones (Trustee, Oxford University Islamic Centre) and Minister Plenipotentiary Hussein Muqaibil (Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of the Sultanate of Oman, London).
