William starts Middle East visit in Jordan

Prince William has arrived in Jordan for the first stop on a tour of the Middle East that will also take in Israel and the Palestinian Territories.

Prince William has arrived in the Jordanian capital Amman for a two-day visit, part of a trip that will take him to Israel and the Palestinian Territories.

He was welcomed on Sunday at Marka airport, northeastern Amman, by Jordan's Crown Prince Hussein bin Abdullah.

He is later scheduled to visit Fablab, an initiative by the Crown Prince Foundation to support young entrepreneurs.

On Monday, the Duke of Cambridge is set to visit historic Jerash city, around 48 kilometres north of Amman, where he is expected to meet young Jordanians and Syrian refugees as part of a program supported by the United Nations agency for children UNICEF.

He is also expected to meet British forces based in the kingdom.

The trip to the Middle East by William will include the first official visit to the Palestinian Territories by a British royal on behalf of the government.

He is scheduled to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.


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Published 24 June 2018 11:38pm
Source: AAP


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