Sheikh Zayed, the Founding Father, arrives at Heathrow Airport at the start of his first official visit to Britain in June 1969. Getty Images
Sheikh Zayed, the Founding Father, arrives at Heathrow Airport at the start of his first official visit to Britain in June 1969. Getty Images
A guest of honour: When Sheikh Zayed attended London's Trooping the Colour in 1969
The Founding Father was the guest of honour 50 years before Prince Louis of Cambridge made an appearance on the Buckingham Palace balcony
