In a week when his son, Prince Harry, made the international headlines, Prince Charles, and wife Camilla stopped off in Dubai on their tour of the Gulf. Harry issued a statement to publicly condone the treatment of the media in the wake of news that he is dating American actress Meghan Markle. There wasn’t anything as headline-grabbing from his father’s trip over here, however, they did have time to get out into the dessert as well as make a few important stops..

‘Are the cameras rolling? How’s my hair?’

… Meeting with his Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum

Photos.. #Mohammed_bin_Rashid receives #Prince_Charles in presence of Hamdan and Maktoum bin Mohammed #Dubai pic.twitter.com/B0T7xLVBfs

— Forsan News EN (@Fnews_english) November 8, 2016

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Pics: @HHShkMohd, in presence of @HamdanMohammed & Maktoum bin Mohammed, receives Prince Charles at Zabeel Palace #Dubai pic.twitter.com/TWorWe0mM1

— Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) November 8, 2016

A visit to the Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi

#PrinceCharles & #Camilla are in town! #ShaikhZayedGrandMosque You are welcome to pop in for a cuppa at @AbuDhabiClassic pic.twitter.com/FZ4daDIIIu

— Accalia Hipwood (@AccaliaRadio) November 7, 2016

Time to speak to students about sustainability

Prince Charles visits Masdar to talk to students about sustainability https://t.co/nlSEMqV2mV via @TheNationalUAE

— Nick Webster (@NickWebster75) November 7, 2016

Complimenting the UAE on their aid donations

‘Prince Charles: UAE ‘second to none’ for global aid giving’, https://t.co/jJ3CfWWDPL

— DN Education (@DN_Education) November 8, 2016