Overview
- Both governments said 2029 will be the Saudi–UK Year of Culture as the three-day visit concluded after engagements in Riyadh and AlUla.
- William met girls’ football squads at MISK Sports City, joined drills, received shirts for his children, and did not respond to a shouted question about the Andrew–Epstein fallout.
- He took part in gaming at the Saudi Esports Federation’s SEF Arena with chairman Prince Faisal bin Bandar bin Sultan and met industry figures to discuss the sector’s growth.
- In AlUla, he toured Sharaan Nature Reserve and heard rewilding plans for the endangered Arabian leopard, then visited Old Town sites after an extended lunch with Culture Minister Prince Badr.
- The program included about three hours of private talks and an ‘intimate’ dinner with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, where William gifted a Harry Kane–worn England shirt.