King Abdullah
(New York City) Saudi King Abdullah demands kingly treatment and he has the dollars to pay for it.
Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah is causing his own diplomatic drama at New York Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, where the 86-year-old monarch has commandeered an entire wing as he recovers from back surgery on the VIP floor.The King reportedly needed surgery for a blood clot and a slipped disc. He now is recuperating in his room, presumably nursed by a buxom harem of pulchritudinous attendants while fighting boredom by watching FoxNews.
King Abdullah -- who repeatedly exhorted the US to "cut the head off the snake" by launching military strikes to destroy Iran's nuclear program, according to leaked diplomatic cables -- has forced other patients out by block-booking the hospital's top treatment and recovery rooms.
A family member of one patient told us, "The king has taken the entire luxury treatment wing and booked out all the rooms, even though they are empty and he doesn't need them, to protect his privacy.
"Patients are grumbling that they have been moved out to other areas of the hospital, and that despite there being a number of unused VIP treatment rooms, they can't be moved into them because they are all reserved for the king of Saudi Arabia."
Notably, a massive entourage accompanied Abdullah to New York. Three flights were chartered for him and his army of security personnel. He also brought along a film crew and it took 20 vehicles just to transport his luggage from the airport to the hospital.
King Abdullah Coming to U.S.
[Previous 11/21/10 post]
(Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz Bin Abdulrahman Bin Faisal Bin Turki Bin Abdullah Bin Muhammad Bin Saud, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, will be visiting the United States tomorrow for medical treatment.
Reportedly in his mid-80s, King Abdullah suffers from back problems. Notably, his health and the stability of the Saudi government are of global concern.
Companion post at TJR.
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