Dubai: In a special moment captured on social media, His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, was seen sharing the family racing silks with his daughter Shaikha Al Jalila and son Zayed.

The intimate family snaps, posted to Instagram by Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein, wife of Shaikh Mohammad, show their children holding the maroon and white and blue and white silks.

The pictures became an instant hit on social media, drawing more than 10,500 likes to date and hundreds of heart-warming comments.

 

كانت لحظة مميزة لعائلتنا عندما قرر صاحب السمو الشيخ محمد بن راشد ان تعود القمصان الشهيرة ذات اللونين الماروني والأبيض واللونين الأزرق والأبيض الى حلبات السباق لتكون الألوان الخاصة بالجليلة وزايد ليتشاركوها مع إخوانهم واخواتهم وجميع شباب الامارات. هذه القمصان هي ذات الألوان التي استخدمها صاحب السمو في بداية مسيرته بمجال سباقات الخيول A family of colours! A wonderful moment for all of our family when His Highness Sheikh Mohammed decided that the famous Maroon and White silks, and the Blue and white silks that were his personal colors at the beginning of his racehorse owner would return to the racetracks for Jalila and Zayed to share with all their brothers and sisters, and the youth of the UAE!

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Accompanying the family snaps, Princess Haya, wrote: ‘A family of colours!

“A wonderful moment for all of our family when His Highness Shaikh Mohammad decided that the famous Maroon and White silks, and the Blue and White silks that were his personal colors at the beginning of his racehorse owner would return to the racetracks for Jalila and Zayed to share with all their brothers and sisters, and the youth of the UAE!”

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His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai passes family silks to Shaikha Al Jalila.