Hegazi Appears at Tutankhamun Exhibition Opening Ceremony in London

Egyptian football star Ahmed Hegazi, a professional at West Bromwich Albion, participated in the official opening ceremony of Tutankhamun exhibition in London.

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His participation came at the invitation of the Egyptian Embassy to all Egyptian professional players in Britain, namely Ahmed Hegazi, Mohamed Salah, Mahmoud Trezeguet and Ahmed el-Mohammadi to the opening ceremony of this important event.

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Hegazi was the only one who was able to attend as the other three players couldn't participate. They were busy in the game between Liverpool and Aston Villa the next morning to open the exhibition.

They sent a message of congratulations to Dr. Anani, Egyptian Ambassador to London, expressing their pride in the presence of the exhibition in London, which will contribute to introducing the British people more clearly to the ancient and unique civilization of Egypt.

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London is the third stop of the exhibition of Tutankhamun after opening in its first and second stops in Los Angeles, USA, and Paris.

Tutankhamun came as a guest to London after the absence of more than a decade. The last exhibition of Tutankhamun in London was in 2007 and 1972, where more than 1.7 million people visited it.

The opening ceremony was attended by a group of public figures, wealthy and community stars, including British MP Philip Hammond, well-known English businessman Francis, Robin Geffen Bowl, broadcaster and journalist Hugh Edward, television producer Sally Dwark, British musician Nick Rhodes, Tennessee Heather Weston actress Banaloba Wilton, and other accredited ambassadors and Egyptologists and representatives of many travel and tourism companies.