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UK-Saudi Arabia Relations: Prince William’s First Official Trip to Riyadh

Prince William is making his first visit to Saudi Arabia this week to celebrate “growing trade, energy and investment ties” between the kingdom and the UK. But with a number of sensitive issues on the table – from defence and intelligence sharing to Saudi Arabia’s poor human rights record – how will the prince walk the diplomatic tightrope? Should the UK be pursuing a closer relationship with the kingdom at all? 00:00 Introduction: Prince William’s first visit to Saudi Arabia 01:35 The "top of the tree": Why the Gulf monarchies value British Royals 03:10 Crown Prince to Crown Prince: The age-matching strategy with MBS 08:20 The "Balmoral Land Rover" anecdote: Historical royal diplomacy 10:55 Reforming or Dictating? The social and economic shifts in Saudi Arabia 13:30 Handling the Khashoggi shadow: The price of international relations 18:40 Addressing the "work-shy" criticism: Impact over quantity This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: http://thetimes.com/thestory Guests: Roya Nikkhah, royal editor, The Sunday Times. Sir William Patey, former UK Ambassador to Saudi Arabia. Host: Luke Jones. Producers: Julia Webster Micaela Arneson We want to hear from you - email: thestory@thetimes.com Clips: NBC, BBC, HM Treasury. Photo: Dana Chan, Getty Images. This podcast was brought to you thanks to subscribers of The Times and The Sunday Times. To enjoy unlimited digital access to all our journalism subscribe here. Read the best of our journalism: https://www.thetimes.com/ Listen live to Times Radio: https://www.thetimes.com/radio/live Subscribe to The Times and The Sunday Times YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_... Find us on Facebook:   / timesandsundaytimes   Find us on X: https://x.com/thetimes Find us on Instagram:   / thetimes