Glimpses from Sheikh Mohammed and Sheikh Hamdan's family trip to Yorkshire, England

Sheikh Hamdan shared these photographs on his Instagram account @faz3

Last updated: August 24, 2022 | 20:21

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On August 23, Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Dubai Executive Council, took to Instagram, to share glimpses of his family holiday in England.

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He shared photographs showing His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai spending time in heather fields, in the British county of Yorkshire, along with other family members and friends.

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The photos feature Sheikh Hamdan and his family members on a hunting trip.

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The British moorlands have been depicted in classics like Wuthering Heights and Hounds of the Baskervilles as bleak, windswept and foreboding. But, as the heather bursts into flowers at the end of the summer, the moors turn into a carpet of purple, as far as the eye can see.

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The end of summers is one of the best times to visit the UK, which has a large proportion of the world’s moors and upland heaths.

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This photo features Sheikh Mohammed and Sheikh Hamdan with Sheikh Saeed Bin Maktoum Bin Juma Al Maktoum, popularly referred to as "Uncle Saeed" in Sheikh Hamdan's Instagram posts.

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Here's another photograph shared by Sheikh Hamdan on August 23.

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Scroll down to see some more pictures from Sheikh Hamdan's hunting trip in Yorkshire.

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Here's another picture of Sheikh Mohammed during the hunting trip.

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Photograph shared by Sheikh Hamdan on Instagram on August 23.

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