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