Countess asked to sell and distribute
proceeds of jewelries gifted by Bahrain.
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| The Countess of Wessex is criticized for receiving gifts from Bahraini Royal Family. |
Sophie, Countess of Wessex faces
questions after receiving jeweleries from one of Middle East's most
brutal regimes. It was reported that the Bahraini Royal Family had
gifted the countess with two expensive sets of jewelries last
December.
News steered public criticism.
“Given the appalling suffering and
repression of the Bahraini people, it would be a fitting gesture for
the Countess of Wessex to auction these trinkets and distribute the
proceeds to the victims of the regime,” issued former Foreign
Office minister Denis MacShane.
The countess received the jewelries
while representing the Queen on a pre-Christmas trip to Bahrain, an
event that placed the Royal Family at an uncomfortable spotlight.
The Royal Family has strong links with
the Bahraini royalty. The Crown Prince of Bahrain has joined the
Queen at the Royal Box during the Ascot and had thrown a banquet for
the Prince of Wales and Duke of York. He was also invited to last
year's wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, although public
outcry caused him to decline the invitation.
Reference and Photo Source, The Daily Mail, retrieved Jan. 7, 2011.
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