Celebrating A Special Relationship: UAE & UK

This magnificent book features a collection of rare images and offers a unique glimpse into the significant role that Great Britain has played and continues to play in the development of this dynamic young nation. It traces the early days of the first British Political Agents and the expatriate lifestyle of the British community stationed in the Emirates. From the first UAE students leaving their home for university in England to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth’s historic state visit to the UAE in 1979, a milestone like many others in the book that define this important relationship. Spanning the decades since the Perpetual Maritime Truce of 1853, the discovery of oil in the late 1960s and since the formation of the UAE federation in 1971, we discover how bilateral trade, diplomacy and private commerce has evolved alongside the co-development of significant educational, health, architectural and cultural assets in the UAE