Sheikh Mohammed wins hearts for cute granddad moment

Tuesday, 29 June 2021 09:28

By ARN News Centre

A photograph of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, cradling the Crown Prince's twins is winning over the internet.

Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, who also holds the position of the Chairman of the Dubai Executive Council, shared the precious moment on his official Instagram channel on Monday, with the message: "God bless them".

The picture garnered more than 390,000 likes within an hour of it being posted.

Sheikh Hamdan and Sheikha Sheikha bint Saeed welcomed twins - Rashid and Sheikha - into the world in May.

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