An international edition of fashion magazine Vogue plunged the publication into the centre of a women's rights debate by putting a Saudi princess on its cover behind the wheel of a convertible.
Princess Hayfa bint Abdullah al-Saud was featured on the cover of Vogue Arabia wearing leather gloves and high heels in the car's driving seat.
In recent weeks several women have been arrested in the country for driving. Some criticised the magazine for not making an obvious reference to activists campaiging for the right for women to drive.
Saudi Arabia is set to lift its ban on women driving on June 24.
A line on the cover reads: "A celebration of the trailblazing women of Saudi Arabia."
The princess told Vogue Arabia that she supports “these changes with great enthusiasm.”
In May, 13 activists connected to women’s rights were detained in the country, according to Human Rights Watch.
They are all high profile campaigners against the country’s male guardianship system which means that a male relative has control over a woman’s life.
Some of these activists had also driven cars to try and force the authorities to lift the ban on driving for women.
According to the Independent, several of the women, who have since been detained, had been warned not to comment on the driving ban being lifted.
It is thought this was to ensure the government received credit for the appeal.
Saudi Arabia is the only remaining country in the world in which women are banned from driving.
