The 2024 edition of Vogue Arabia’s annual Saudi issue salutes the Kingdom’s majestic wildlife – the Arabian leopard, a regal symbol of national pride, and the camel, a revered national animal that embodies resilience and adaptability. Photo: Oscar Munar With 2024 marking the Year of the Camel, this month’s first cover sees HRH Princess AlJoharah bint Talal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud proudly wearing her father’s archived bisht, posing alongside Saudi Arabia ’s national animal against the rock formations of AlUla. In the pages of the June issue, the royal opens up about her journey so far, and her efforts towards the empowerment of women.
“Even as a kid, I was always taught that any royal standing came with a vigorous royal duty, to yourself, to your land, and to your people,” she says. “Now, as an adult, I completely understand how important this lesson is. Nothing is given for free.
We must forge and give back with all that we are given.” On the second cover of the Saudi issue, multihyphenate Yara Alnamlah comes face to face with the Arabian leopard, while HRH Princess Reema bint Bandar Al Saud pens an exclusive letter for Vogue Arabia on the importance of the wild cat that was dangerously close to becoming extinct not too long ago – with just about 200 of its kind left in the wild. Thanks to the royal’s conservation initiative Catmosphere, along with the Royal Commission for AlUla and the Arabian Leopard Fund, a new generation of Arabian leopard cubs are n.