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An interesting archive, with the original confidential printed programme issued by the Master of the Household, of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip's two-week visit to Saudi Arabia in 1979. It was the first-ever visit to the Gulf by a female head of state. The official printed programme for internal circulation only, given to each participant, includes detailed information on the composition of the party. It also features arrangements for the Concorde flight, cabin and room arrangement on H.M.Y. Britannia and the Nasiriya Palace in Riyadh, and the full logistics of the royal tour, with a schedule of the commitments and visits in Kuwait, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, and Oman, travel protocols, and mail delivery to the royals on tour. The photographic images include the landing of the British Airways Concorde in Bahrain, the welcome delegation led by Sheikh Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa of Bahrain, and the Saudi royal welcome by King Khalid, Prince Fahd, and Prince Abdullah. Together, 11 items: with 7 monochrome photographs (167 x 122 mm), H.M.Y. Britannia's red ink stamp "Royal Navy Official Photograph Crown Copyright Reserved" on verso of all but one; booklet (161 x 98 mm), original printed wrappers, gilt monograph "ER II" embossed on upper wrapper; and 3 colour photographs (89 x 85 mm). Traces of adhesive on versos of photographs, two small light water stains on rear wrapper, colour photographs a trifle faded: very good exemplars.…