Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall They started their first major overseas tour since the pandemic began on Tuesday Jordan
Charles Camilla was asked government Visiting countries in the Middle East, will also visit Egypt In the next four days.
This overseas visit took place after an eventful period for the royal family. Senior members of the monarchy participated in the recent Cop26 UN Climate Change Conference and people expressed concern about the Queen’s health after a back injury.
The prince’s deputy personal secretary Chris Fitzgerald stated that climate change will be one of the main themes of the visit. Other issues will include dialogue between different faiths, women’s empowerment and protection of cultural heritage. effort.
Mr. Fitzgerald said: “The first royal journey in the past two years will come at an important moment in the relationship between Britain and the two countries.
“Their Royal Highness will travel to Jordan first, where they will celebrate the centenary of Jordan’s own birth and the 100th anniversary of the Anglo-Jordanian bilateral relationship.
“Their Royal Highness’s visit to Egypt is on the occasion of the British presidency of the police, and Egypt has been nominated as the 27th police president in 2022.
“In the decisive decade of climate action, it is therefore expected that there will be important cooperation between the United Kingdom and Egypt in the next 12 months. In fact, both visits will focus on solving the climate crisis.”
The royal family has close ties with many ruling families in the Middle East, including Jordan.
According to her husband, the Duke of Cambridge, the Duchess of Cambridge “liked” living in Jordan when she was a child because her father Michael, then a manager of British Airways, moved to the capital Amman in 1984 to work and took his family.
During his visit to Jordan, Charles will meet with humanitarian organizations including the UN Refugee Agency and the International Rescue Committee. He supports these organizations as a patron. He will emphasize that the country is sheltering 650,000 registered Syrian refugees and more than 2 million Palestinians. Aspect of the role.
Camilla will learn about the work done by Queen Rania, wife of the ruling King Abdullah II, in protecting vulnerable children and mothers. She will participate in world women’s activities to promote women’s empowerment.
