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PHOTOS: Shaikh Hamdan attends Dubai yoga event

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

Published: Sat 20 Feb 2016, 2:43 PM

Updated: Sun 21 Feb 2016, 1:49 AM

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  • Yousuf Saifuddin Kapadia (Web Journalist)

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:

quote   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
quote   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

The event will continue through Saturday.