Prince Charles today intervened in the controversial case of a blogger sentenced to 1,000 lashes in Saudi Arabia as he became the first western royal to meet the country's new ruler. Welcomed by King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, to his private compound, the Al Ergah Palace, the prince diplomatically tackled the international outcry over Raif Badawi. Mr Badawi was arrested in June 2012 for offences including insulting Islam and disobeying his father - considered a crime in Saudi Arabia - after discussing issues such as greater religious and political tolerance online. Scroll down for video
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The Prince landed in Riyadh and was greeted by Prince Faisal bin Bandar
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On arriving Charles was given a Guard of Honour in the terminal building
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He was then served Arabic coffee and dates as part of traditional welcome
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Later he met new Saudi King Salman, with whom he raised civil rights
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He spoke out on behalf of Saudi blogger Raif al-Badawi, who is in jail
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Badawi was sentenced to 1,000 lashes for 'insulting Islam' on his blog
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