Duchess of Cornwall When she hugged a baby girl whom she called “one of the future women”, she celebrated the power of women in Jordanian society.
During the World Women’s Fund (WoW) event in Amman, the capital, Camilla couldn’t resist holding her 4-week-old Sarah Abu Ammerah.
She told the guests: “There are many inspiring ladies here who do a lot of things, and they do it themselves. We have first lady plumbers, people from the military, and many things here.
“I think this will be the ideal place to start World of Warcraft. I think we can do well here.
“I have written a speech, but I seem to be a bit off the track.”
At the Manara Art and Culture Cafe in the Capital’s Cultural District, she talked about the queen of the country: “I heard some people from Queen Rania.
“Her Majesty the Queen once said,’When a woman succeeds, she will reach out to the people around her and pull them to her side.’ This is why when you empower women, you empower the entire society.
“The collective experience of the women in this room attests to the authenticity of these words.”
She added that “serious contacts and pulls have been made between our two countries.”
The baby’s mother, 42-year-old professor of physics at the University of Jordan, said: “The Duchess said to me,’Sarah will be one of the women of the future, which is very inspiring.’”
Camilla received a photo of herself with the words “Female Empowerer” on the frame.
She also received a weird gift from a model man made of sink pipes, and a faucet from a lady believed to be the first female plumber in Jordan, Khawla Al-Sheikh.
Camilla looked at it and smiled and said, “At least I now know where to go if I need a faucet.”
Ms. Al-Sheikh, 58, told the Duchess that she was inspired by plumber training after fixing her mother’s leaking faucet. She has now trained more than 500 women in the industry, many of whom continue to start their own businesses.
