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A handout picture taken and released by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) on April 29, 2015 at a royal palace in Riyadh’s Al-Deera neighbourhood shows Saudi well-wishers greeting the new appointed Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef bin Abduaziz (C) and the new Deputy Crown Prince, Minister of Defence Mohammed bin Salman (C-L) in a symbolic pledge of allegiance during a ritual ceremony. Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz sacked his younger half brother as crown prince and appointed Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, as the new Crown Prince as well as his son Mohammed bin Salman as the new Deputy Crown Prince. AFP PHOTO / SPA / HO === RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE – MANDATORY CREDIT “AFP PHOTO / SPA / HO” – NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS – DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS ===