Qa'dah 20, 1431 H/Oct 28, 2010, SPA -- Prince Mohammad bin Nawaf bin Abdulaziz, Saudi Ambassador to United Kingdom, and Jeremy Browne, Minister of State at the Foreign Office, opened the ceremony to inaugurate the start of the British Hajj mission for this season 1431. In his speech, Prince Mohammad expressed his happiness to participate in the ceremony to inaugurate the start of the British Hajj mission to the Holy places in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj this year. " There are more that 50.000 out of 1 Million British Muslims performing Hajj or Umrah every year." On his part, Jeremy Browne expressed his thank to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on the services and facilities provided to pilgrims. Browne said the British side will work with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in all fields that would facilitate the performance of British Muslims for Hajj. The ceremony was attended by a number of Islamic and Arab Ambassadors to United Kingdom.