Wednesday, November 03, 2004
...Long live the king
Sheik Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the President of the UAE, has died. He had "about 500 falcons", "more than 21 sons" and "an undivulged number of daughters".
My flatmate is there now, and txted me last night about "much wailing" in the street. Said it like the Megson affair.
Strength 3
