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MECCA, SAUDI ARABIA - JUNE 21: (----EDITORIAL USE ONLY MANDATORY CREDIT - "BANDAR ALGALOUD / SAUDI ROYAL COUNCIL / HANDOUT" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS----) Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman al-Saud (R) attends a ceremony held for pleding Saudi local emirs and other notable people's allegiance to him as the new Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia in Mecca, Saudi Arabia on June 21, 2017. Saudi Arabia's king has appointed his son Mohammed bin Salman as his crown prince, deposing his nephew Mohammed bin Nayef. In a royal decree early Wednesday, King Salman bin Abdulaziz placed deputy crown prince Mohammed bin Salman, 31, as the first in line to the throne. The decree relieved prince Mohammed bin Nayef, 57, from his position as the deputy prime minister and interior minister. (Photo by Bandar Algaloud / Saudi Royal Council / Handout/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)