Prince pays €1.7m for camel

DUBAI’S crown prince paid $2.7 million (€1.7m) for a camel during a desert festival celebrating Bedouin traditions in the emirate of Abu Dhabi, according to state-run media on Tuesday.

The festival also included a camel beauty contest, where thousands of owners strutted their animals in a bid for the top prize of finest overall camel and separate categories related to the age and colour of the camels, in which features such as best neck, head, lips, nose, hump, legs or feet, are judged.

Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, the son of Dubai’s ruler, Sheikh Mohammed, bought 16 camels for $4.5m, including one female camel for $2.7m, the state news agency WAM reported.