PHOTOS: Shaikh Hamdan attends Dubai yoga event

Dubai - The Dubai Crown Prince was in attendance at the XYoga event on February 19.

By Yousuf Saifuddin Kapadia (Web Journalist)

Published: Sat 20 Feb 2016, 2:43 PM

Last updated: Sun 21 Feb 2016, 1:49 AM

Royalty was in attendance at Friday's XYoga Dubai event, the largest mass participation yoga session in the Middle East.
Shaikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, was at the event - held along Mohammed bin Rashid Boulevard in Downtown Dubai, and was led by Bollywood actress, author and fitness enthusiast Shilpa Shetty and yoga guru Suneel Singh.
The Crown Prince, who is also chairman of the Dubai Executive Council, is known to be a fitness enthusiast, who is an established equestrian and loves to indulge in outdoor activities such as cycling and skydiving.
Shaikh Hamdan was seen at the event interacting with participants, especially the kids:

We had be honor to be joined by HH Sheikh Hamdan @faz3 at @xyogadubai this morning! ?? #XYoga #XYogaDubai pic.twitter.com/aGYAllsLnL
- Dubai Calendar (@Dubai_Calendar) February 19, 2016

Yoga knows no age, colour or race! Yoga for all #xyoga @xyogadubai
A photo posted by ?? Ahmad Jaber Al Harbi (@aj6544) on Feb 19, 2016 at 9:39am PST

We had the honor to be joined by HH Sheikh Hamdan @faz3 as he watched @maj and his friends embark on their #XYoga journey early on! @xyogadubai #Dubai #UAE #Yoga #Event #Zen #Relax #Weekend #Friday #TGIF #Yogi #YogaLovers #DubaiYoga #XDubai #du #Best #igers #Downtown #Emaar #Namaste #MyDubai #HH #SheikhHamdan #Fazza
A photo posted by Dubai Calendar (@dubai_calendar) on Feb 18, 2016 at 10:23pm PST

Yoga for all. #XYoga #XDubai #MyDubai #MyDowntownDubai #Yoga pic.twitter.com/7ENp0R88Ly
- XDubai (@XDubai) February 19, 2016

The event will continue through Saturday.

Day 2 of #XYoga opens with a little fog + a lot of love from @Dashama in a Sunrise Session ?? Meet us on the mat! pic.twitter.com/kesKl6vvRm
- XYoga Dubai (@xyogadubai) February 20, 2016