Dubai’s crown prince has bought a camel for an unprecedented price of $2.7 million during a desert festival in the emirate of Abu Dhabi.
Sheik Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, the son of Dubai’s ruler Sheik Mohammed and his heir apparent, bought 16 camels for $4.5 million during a camel beauty pageant taking place during a desert carnival that aims to preserve the nomadic way of life in the oil-rich Gulf.
Sheik Hamdan paid $2.7 million for one camel. It was not clear if the sum was an official record. There was no indication what he would use the camel for, including whether he would race it. Camels are a matter of prestige for the ruling elite.
More than 17,000 camels from the oil-rich Gulf countries — the Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar and Bahrain — were registered for a camel beauty contest taking place over two weeks in the Emirates’ Western desert.
Camels are registered for beauty contest in several categories, defined by age and skin colour.
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