Video: Saudi King Salman gets emotional on seeing father's hologram at festival opening

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Video: Saudi King Salman gets emotional on seeing fathers hologram at festival opening

Riyadh - King Salman was moved to tears to see a hologram display of his late father giving a speech.

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Published: Fri 9 Feb 2018, 1:29 PM

Last updated: Fri 9 Feb 2018, 5:01 PM

Saudi Arabia's King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, got emotional at the opening of an event earlier this week. A video of the touching moment has gone viral on social media.
Attending the opening ceremony of the the 32nd Al Janadriyah Festival, the king held back tears as a hologram of his father, the late King Abdulaziz was displayed during a performance.
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and guest attended the grand speech and artistic ceremony held in the closed hall in Janadriyah.

A speech was delivered by Prince Khalid bin Abdulaziz bin Ayyaf, the Minister of National Guard and Chairman of the Supreme Committee of the National Festival of Heritage and Culture.
In the video, the Saudi king can been admiring the operetta, "Imams and Kings", written by Prince Badr Bin Abdul Mohsen.
A few years back, the king was seen getting emotional as he attended his son's graduation. His youngest son, Prince Rakan, had finished his high school studies in Riyadh.
"I attend this graduation not only as Rakan's father, but a father to all the students," King Salman said during a speech he delivered, reported Saudi Gazette.
Photos from the event showed Prince Rakan presenting a sword to his father  before the ardha or sword dance ceremony which saw the King get emotional.
(with inputs from Spa)


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