Granted, there is rarely a public appearance that goes by in which Prince Charles doesn't look like a cardboard cut-out wearing a mask of his own face.
But last night, the royal put on a particularly awkward display when he indulged in a spot of knife dancing at the start of his three-day tour of the Middle East.
Image 1 of 7: Britain's Prince Charles (C) wearing traditional Saudi costume is surrounded by unidentified Saudi Emirs after the end of the traditional Saudi dancing. Photo / AFP
Swamped in a traditional Saudi full-length outfit known as a 'thobe', the first in line to the throne joined several members of the Saudi royal family in an Ardah ceremony celebrating the country's cultural heritage as part of the annual 17-day Janadriyah Festival in the capital of Riyadh.
And he made sure he got properly involved, too, thrusting his ceremonial dagger into the air and jigging along in time with hundreds of men and boys, his chequered headdress slipping to and fro and occasionally obscuring his vision.
