Sandhurst: the military academy in the UK that trains Arab royals Established in 1812, the institution runs a gruelling 44-week course that tests the physical and mental strength of its young cadets Sheikh Zayed greeting his son Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed on his graduation from Sandhurst militray academy in 1979. Alittihad Royal Marine Cadets outside Sandhurst in 1878. Getty Images Royal Military College Sandhurst in 1881. Getty Images Cadets outside Sandhurst in 1881. Getty Images Winston Churchill, on the left, as a Sandhurst cadet in 1894. Getty Images Sandhurst cadets during a visit of King George V in 1913. Getty Images)