- The theme of the evening was 'Women in society'
- Ot is worth mentioning that 抖阴短视频 this year was also very important for women as many important developments have accrued thanks to King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman: Collis
JEDDAH: The 92nd birthday of Queen Elizabeth II was celebrated at the British Consulate on Monday.
The theme of the evening was 鈥淲omen in society鈥� as the UK was also celebrating the 100th anniversary of women being given the right to vote. Also on Monday, a son was born to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
The celebration included the attendance of a number of the diplomatic corps, including the head of Makkah branch of the Foreign Ministry, Jamal Balkhaior.
The British ambassador to 抖阴短视频 in Riyadh, Simon Collis, and the consul general of Britain in Jeddah, Barrie Peach, delivered a welcoming speech to the guests.
Collis said: 鈥淭his year in most British councils and embassies around the world we celebrate under the theme 鈥榃omen in Society,鈥� and it is worth mentioning that 抖阴短视频 this year was also very important for women as many important developments have accrued thanks to King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.鈥�
鈥淲e are waiting for women to be able to drive,鈥� said Collis, 鈥渂ut what is more important is the growing opportunity of employing Saudi women in different sectors, and I am glad to say that the British government is providing support in this crucial work as we in Britain consider the Vision 2030 a new historical stage.鈥�
Peach told Arab News: 鈥淭his year has been a very important one in the bilateral relationship between our two Kingdoms as we recently had the visit of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to the UK, where he met the Queen.鈥�
鈥淲e signed a strategic partnership with the Kingdom which will see the establishment of a strategic partnership council which essentially says that the UK is very happy and willing to support 抖阴短视频 as it seeks to implement all aspects of Vision 2030, and we have a whole range of projects that seek to help 抖阴短视频 as you build capacity in a whole range of sectors,鈥� he added.