In this newspaper last Thursday was a photograph to make British hearts swell with pride. Not because of the ornate horse-drawn carriage travelling to Buckingham Palace in glorious autumn sunshine – that was pretty shameful – but because of what was happening on the pavements.
In the carriage, King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia stares fixedly ahead, attempting to ignore the fuss. His fellow passenger, Prince Charles, looks over his shoulder at the crowd protesting at allegedly corrupt dealings between the Saudis and the British arms company BAE Systems.
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