Stop! How the King of Bahrain's 13-Car Motorcade Halted London Traffic so He Could Toast His Son's Army Honour with Lunch at Dorchester

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WHILE thousands of frustrated travellers queued for flights during the terrorist alert, this was the scene in Central London on Friday as a mysterious motorcade swept through the city.

The convoy was escorted by two police Range Rovers and six Scotland Yard motorcycle outriders three of them stopping at each junction and sounding their whistles to bring traffic to a halt as their colleagues sped ahead to ensure free passage for a procession of limousines.

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Stop! How the King of Bahrain's 13-Car Motorcade Halted London Traffic so He Could Toast His Son's Army Honour with Lunch at Dorchester

Commuters forced to wait as the motorcade swished past might have been forgiven for wondering about the identity of the fabulously important dignitary entitled to such red-carpet treatment....

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