<span>This week, Prince Louis of Cambridge, the third and youngest child of Prince William </span><span>and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, </span><span>was </span><span>carried out on </span><span>to the Buckingham Palace balcony for the first time ever. </span><span>Th</span><span>e</span><span> little royal, who was sporting the same outfit his uncle Prince Harry</span><span> had when he was a lad, waved happily as regiments of the British and Commonwealth armies paraded past in the Trooping the Colour ceremony. It is an </span><span>event that has been </span><span>held annually since 1748 </span><span>and which</span><span> marks Queen Elizabeth II's official birthday.</span> <span>On June 14, 1969, that same occasion in London welcomed another very special guest: Sheikh Zayed, the Founding Father. </span><span>He </span><span>had </span><span>travelled to England four days earlier, landing at Heathrow Airport in the UK's capital. In this picture we can see </span><span>Sheikh Zayed stepping off a BOAC flight, descending from his first-class cabin, to begin his official state visit to Britain.</span> <span>Sheikh Zayed was welcomed with all the pomp and ceremony </span><span>you would expect </span><span>to be shown to a world leader visiting</span><span> the country. </span><span>Sheikh Zayed looked calm, collected and dignified as he walked into what would be some serious discussions about the archaic treaties that effectively gave </span><span>the UK much control over </span><span>the foreign affairs of Abu Dhabi. </span> <span>The previous year, Harold Wilson's Labour government </span><span>said </span><span>it would </span><span>dissolv</span><span>e such treaties</span><span> and withdraw</span><span> Britain's armed forces from the region by December 2, 1971, a date that has </span><span>been celebrated as the UAE's National Day ever since.</span>