epa06587227 Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman Al Saud arrives for a meeting inside 10 Downing Street, Central London, Britain, 07 March 2018. The meeting takes place during a three day visit to the United Kingdom by the Crown Prince and a delegation from Saudi Arabia. EPA/WILL OLIVER
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Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Arabia’s crown prince, arrived in the UK this week on his first foreign tour since being appointed last year. During the visit he met members of the royal family and political and church leaders. Several hundred people took part in protests against the Saudi regime’s human rights record and military action in Yemen

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (L) shakes hands with British Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Simon Collis upon arrival to London, England, 07 March 2018. Photo: ---/Saudi Press Agency/dpa
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Prince Mohammad is greeted on his arrival by Simon Collis, British ambassador to Saudi Arabia, and Boris Johnson, the foreign secretary

07/03/2018 A taxi carries an advert to celebrate the arrival in London of the Saudi Crown Prince.
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An advertisement on a black cab says of Prince Mohammed: ‘He is creating a new vibrant Saudi Arabia’

epaselect epaselect epa06586513 Campaigners from organization 'Save the Children' protest against the visit of Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman to the UK with a statue protest outside parliament in London, Britain, 07 March 2018. As Prime Minister Theresa May meets with Saudi Crown Prince in London, 'Save the Children' has placed a life-size statue of a child near Parliament to draw attention to the brutal war in Yemen. The statue is a reminder of the dangers that Yemeni children face every day and the risks of British-made bombs fueling the violence. 'Save the Children' is calling on the UK Government to do more to end the suffering in Yemen, now the biggest humanitarian crisis in the world. EPA/ANDY RAIN
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Save the Children uses a statue to protest at Saudi Arabia’s role in the war in Yemen and the supply of British-made weaponry

TOPSHOT - Britain's Queen Elizabeth II greets Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at Buckingham Palace in central London on March 7, 2018. Salman, who is on a three day visit to the UK, will lunch Wednesday with the Queen at Buckingham Palace, while Prince Charles will host him at a dinner with Prince William among the guests. The crown prince will jointly host with May the inaugural UK-Saudi strategic partnership council in No. 10, the prime minister's office and residence. / AFP PHOTO / Dominic LipinskiDOMINIC LIPINSKI/AFP/Getty Images
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Queen Elizabeth greets Prince Mohammed at Buckingham Palace

TOPSHOT - Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May (L) greets Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (R) outside 10 Downing Street, in central London on March 7, 2018. British Prime Minister Theresa May will "raise deep concerns at the humanitarian situation" in war-torn Yemen with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during his visit to Britain beginning Wednesday, according to her spokesman. / AFP PHOTO / Tolga AKMENTOLGA AKMEN/AFP/Getty Images
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Theresa May, the prime minister, welcomes Prince Mohammed in Downing Street

People protest in Whitehall, London, against the official three-day visit to the UK by Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Wednesday March 7, 2018. Photo credit should read: Yui Mok/PA Wire
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People gather in Whitehall to protest at the Saudi visit and the military campaign in Yemen

Members of Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's delegation leave 10 Downing Street, in central London on March 7, 2018. British Prime Minister Theresa May will "raise deep concerns at the humanitarian situation" in war-torn Yemen with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during his visit to Britain beginning Wednesday, according to her spokesman. / AFP PHOTO / DANIEL LEAL-OLIVASDANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS/AFP/Getty Images
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The Saudi delegation leaves 10 Downing Street

epa06587326 Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May (L) and Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman Al Saud (2-L) and British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson (2-R) pose with other delegates and ministers for a photograph ahead of a series of meetings inside 10 Downing Street, Central London, Britain, 7 March 2018. The visit takes place during a three day visit to Britain by the Crown Prince and a delegation from Saudi Arabia . EPA/WILL OLIVER / POOL
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Theresa May and ministers join Prince Mohammed and members of his delegation before talks in Downing Street

The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby (centre right) accompanies the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, HRH Mohammed bin Salman (centre), as they view a selection of early texts from the Christian, Muslim and Jewish faiths from the Lambeth Palace library collection, at a private meeting at Lambeth Palace, London. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Thursday March 8, 2018. See PA story POLITICS Saudi. Photo credit should read: Yui Mok/PA Wire
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Justin Welby, the archbishop of Canterbury, centre right, shows Prince Mohammed and his party early texts from the Christian, Muslim and Jewish faiths at Lambeth Palace, London

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