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This promotional film about Camelot Castle, a luxury hotel overlooking Tintagel, the birth place of King Arthur of legend, happens to feature a celebration of the birthday of President Nazarbayev. Not that the President came to the event:

Camelot Castle Celebration – The Secret of Camelot Castle from Camelot Castle on Vimeo.

The owners of the hotel are a British couple one of whom was born in Astana. The husband notes that he held the event in gratitude for what Nazarbayev has done for his family; one wonders what he has in mind. John and Irina Mappin certainly give off the vibe of being very wealthy and connected people. I was also amused to note the locals in T-shirts and the Kazakhs in tuxedos!

Overall the video is wonderful in a sort of old fashioned way. Outside of Agatha Christie and P.G. Wodehouse, I’ve never heard anyone refer to anything as “the great hall”!

If you want to hire the hotel as well, this looks like the page to go to, but I couldn’t figure out what to do next. Incidentally, while the hotel is stunning I was surprised to note they had rooms for 39 pounds, and even the most expensive rooms are only 200 pounds. Cheaper than luxury hotels in Astana. So perhaps next year Nazarbayev will come to Camelot, if only to save some money!