Britain's Prince Harry was left red-faced after attempting to speak Arabic.
The 29-year-old royal attended a special fundraising dinner in Dubai on Monday night (07.10.13) in aid of his Sentebale charity, which he co-founded with Lesotho's Prince Seeiso to help children with the HIV virus.
The handsome heir tried to put his 300-strong audience - which included members of Dubai's royal family - at ease during his speech by attempting some sentences in their mother tongue, but sadly stumbled over some of the words.
He started off well, greeting them with, "Asalaam alaikum, masah al khair, marhaba", which means, "God be with you, good evening, hello."
But the bashful-looking prince then ruined the effect by muttering, "Hopefully that was right, I'm not sure. Probably not."
Harry persevered with the rest of his speech in English, asking people to bid generously during the auction at the Forget-Me-Not dinner and explaining the opportunity to help children had been a "life-changing experience" for him.
He finished off by quipping in Arabic: "Thank you for your generosity and all the best with Dubai's [World Expo] 2020 bid."
Guest Jamal Laaloui told The National newspaper: "It was not pure Arabic and his accent was not authentic at all. You could definitely tell he was not an Arabic speaker."
A number of stars attended the high profile event at the JW Marriott Marquis hotel, including TV star Denise van Outen and soul singer Joss Stone, who performed for guests.
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