RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — There were no golden carriages.
The funeral of Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah, whose death was announced early on Friday, was a simple affair in line with the austere form of Islam practiced by one of the world’s wealthiest ruling families.
The body of the former custodian of Islam’s two holiest cities, Mecca and Medina, was bathed according to Islamic ritual. The late ruler, whose net worth has been estimated to stand at around $20 billion, was wrapped in two pieces of plain white cloth — the standard shroud for all Muslims.
According to tradition, nothing out of the ordinary was done to King Abdullah’s body, and after it was prepared it was be taken to the Imam Turki Bin Abdullah Grand Mosque in the capital Riyadh for the funeral prayers at around 3:15 p.m. (7:15 a.m. ET)
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