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Saudi King Abdullah Who Lived in Palaces Buried in Unmarked Grave

Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah was carried in a simple white shroud to an unmarked grave on Friday in a Riyadh cemetery.
Image: Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah
Mourners gather around the unmarked grave of Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah at the Al-Oud cemetery in Riyadh.AFP - Getty Images

Mourners gather around the unmarked grave of Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah, one of the richest men in the history of the world, after his body was carried in a simple white shroud to the Al-Oud in a Riyadh cemetery where many of his commoner subjects rest.