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The UK’s Prince Charles has arrived in Kuwait following the death of the country’s Emir Sheikh Sabah al Ahmed al Jaber al Sabah last week.
On behalf of himself and Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the Prince of Wales shared his condolences to the nation of Kuwait.

Prince Charles also met the new Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmed al-Jaber al-Sabah.
The British prince’s arrival in Kuwait comes after the Queen issued a statement following the death of Sheikh Sabah.

Prince Charles is in Kuwait tonight after the death of the Amir, Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmed al-Jaber al-Sabah.The Prince is representing the UK and offered his condolences. He also met the new Amir, Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmed al-Jaber al-Sabah 🇰🇼 pic.twitter.com/jLPAWTJ8et
— Chris Ship (@chrisshipitv) October 4, 2020

“Your distinguished brother devoted his life to the service of the State of Kuwait and especially its relationship with its allies and friends,” the statement, which was posted to the Royal Family Twitter page, said.
“He will be long remembered by all who work for regional stability, understanding between nations and between faiths, and for the humanitarian cause.”
The Queen also said she “deeply valued his friendship towards the United Kingdom”.

The Queen’s message of condolence to The Amir of Kuwait, following the death of The Amir. pic.twitter.com/uSn38zjvHA
— The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) September 30, 2020

“I offer Your Highness my sincere condolences. I offer also my sympathy to the people of Kuwait,” she added.
“May the long history of close companionship between our two families continue.”
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For the last four years, Khalid Al Ameri and his wife Salama Mohamed have cultivated an incredible online community for themselves through genuine storytelling and connection with their audience.
For Khalid, he credits all of his success to Salama, who is the person who believed in him when he didn’t.

Sharing a heartfelt public message on Instagram to his wife, the Emirati influencer reflected on how far he has come in the last four years.
Back in 2016, Khalid didn’t have a job but was desperate to work in the media. Writing an array of scripts and pitching ideas to anyone he could, nothing appeared to be happening.

“I was scared and worried about the future but never shared it with Salama as I didn’t want her, or the kids, to get worried or carry that burden,” he admitted.

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Ok story time, in 2016 I had no job and and as a family we had about a year of savings to pay for all the necessities(kids school, rent, food and cars). I wanted to be in media so I wrote script after script, show after show, and pitched the ideas anywhere I could get a meeting but nothing worked out. I was scared and worried about the future but never shared it with Salama as I didn’t want her, or the kids, to get worried or carry that burden. One day as were were driving I finally gave in and told Salama how I was feeling, we talked about my worries, my fears and how things weren’t working out, and that I was starting to lose hope. As we were in the mall picking up some things we passed by an electronic store, then we walked in and Salama bought me my first camera. She said that she knew that all I wanted in this world was to be a creator and tell stories, so she gave me the camera and told me to get to work and do it on my own, but more importantly she said that she would support me no matter what and always believed in me. Four years later I am creating videos as a career, working on projects I never dreamed of, all because this incredible woman believed in me even when I didn’t believe in myself, so here she is buying me a new camera to improve our work, it’s kind of like our thing, where she is the only one who buys me cameras and invests in our future. Moral of the story you don’t have to fight your battles alone, you don’t have to struggle alone, the people who love you are your greatest source of strength, always keep them close and anything is possible inshAllah. I love you Salama, you are the reason for everything good in my life الحمدلله
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Slowly starting to lose hope, he shared his concerns with his wife. The couple happened to be going to the mall at the time, which is where Salama surprised her husband with a camera, encouraging him to share his stories himself.
“Four years later I am creating videos as a career, working on projects I never dreamed of, all because this incredible woman believed in me even when I didn’t believe in myself, so here she is buying me a new camera to improve our work, it’s kind of like our thing, where she is the only one who buys me cameras and invests in our future,” he said.
“Moral of the story you don’t have to fight your battles alone, you don’t have to struggle alone, the people who love you are your greatest source of strength, always keep them close and anything is possible inshAllah.
“I love you Salama, you are the reason for everything good in my life.”

Khalid’s personal and empowering videos have captured an audience not only here in the UAE, but beyond.
From telling stories about his family, to the coronavirus pandemic, to his wife’s skin condition vitiligo, it’s Khalid’s personal touch which has really engaged his audience.
Earlier this year, Salama told Emirates Woman her husband’s video about her vitiligo – which was made two years ago – still brings tears to her eyes.
However, the video is a reminder for Salama on how far she has come on her journey to self-love. Today, Salama embraces her condition with “every inch” of her being, and she’s actually more than happy to answer people’s questions if they ask about it.
“[It means] I can explain and educate, so I can support other women and men going through what I went through, to let them know they are not alone, and that we are beautiful in our own unique way,” she told EW.
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Patricia Morris, author of Mother Without A Mask, a book that provides unique insights into traditional Emirati culture, passed away in August at her home in Cornwall, UK, at the age of 96.
The book, written under her maiden name, Patricia Holton, chronicles her intimate relationship with an Emirati family in the early days of the UAE. Published by Motivate Media Group in 1991, the novel has been a bestseller for three decades and remains in print.

Born on October 23, 1923, in Westchester County, New York, Patricia served as a Red Cross nurse in Paris during the last days of the Second World War.
Following a whirlwind romance, Patricia married British publisher and author Claud Morris after the war. She paused her career as a television producer to move to London, where she worked with him as an editor for two of his publications.

Both Patricia and Claud had a deep curiosity about the world and a desire to better understand different cultures. Claud went on to establish The Next Century Foundation – an organisation which encourages global peace through dialogue, focusing on the Middle East – which is today run by their son William.
Claud, who passed away 20 years ago, spent many years promoting a better understanding of the Arab world in Britain, launching Middle East Magazine and then Voice of the Arab World. He was a frequent visitor to the Emirates in the early days of the UAE federation, interviewing many leading members of the government and writing The Desert Falcon – the first-ever biography of the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan – published in 1974.

Accompanying her husband on many of his trips to the UAE, Patricia became close friends with a prominent Emirati family. As she learned about the UAE from them, they were also keen to develop a knowledge of the West. Invited to spend time with the family, she often visited them in their Al Ain compound, attending family weddings and other events, as well as talking with the women of the family and learning more intimately about their customs and way of life. For several years in the late 1970s, she and her husband welcomed the family’s teenage sons into the Morris home in London, where they learned the English language and customs.
The book she authored only recorded the early years of the relationship, which continued until the end of her life. She continued to visit the Emirates after her husband’s death in 2000, her last visit being in 2010, when she stayed with the family in Abu Dhabi. Always in close contact, Patricia received a phone call from one of her Emirati “sons” less than a week before she died.
Paying tribute to Patricia, Ian Fairservice, Managing Partner of Motivate Media Group, said: “Our relationship with Patricia began in 1991 when we first published Mother Without A Mask and we soon became friends. We were privileged to stay in touch with her and always met when she visited the Emirates – the last time being in 2010 when we shared a memorable lunch in Abu Dhabi along with long-time resident Jocelyn Henderson. She was a remarkable woman and, like her husband Claud, had enormous affection for the Arab world, particularly the Emirates, where she was so well regarded.”
Patricia is survived by her three children, five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Patricia’s book Mother Without A Mask is available at booksarabia.com.
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