The Prince of Wales, and the Duchess Cornwall, will embark on their first major overseas trip since the pandemic. It will include a trip to Middle East.
Clarence House reported that Prince Charles, 72 and Camilla (74), were asked by the British government for permission to visit Jordan, Egypt, and will tour the two countries from November 16-19.
The Royal Calendar includes tours. They allow the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to use the legendary’soft power’ of their offices, opening doors that are not normally open to politicians and diplomats.
But the royal family have had their wings clipped as a result of the Covid pandemic and this will be the first royal overseas tour for almost two years.
Both the prince and the duchess have been double-jabbled and will likely have received boosters by the time they travel. Charles’s trip is treated as a state-sponsored visit since the Queen no more travels abroad.
The Prince of Wales will join the Duchess and Duchess of Cornwall on their first major overseas visit since the pandemic. This will include a trip to Middle East. Pictured in Jordan in 2013 Clarence House shared this news with a variety of throwback photos
Clarence House reported that Prince Charles, 72 and Camilla (74), were asked by the British government for permission to visit Jordan, Egypt, and will tour both countries from November 16-19. Pictured is the royal couple in Egypt in 2006.
Chris Fitzgerald, the deputy private secretary to Prince Charles, stated that climate change would be a major theme of the visit. Other issues would include interfaith dialogue, female empowerment, and efforts to preserve cultural legacy.
Mr Fitzgerald stated that the first royal tour in nearly two years will be at a crucial moment in the UK’s relationship with both countries.
“Their royal highnesses will travel first to Jordan, where they will celebrate Jordan’s centenary and 100-year-old bilateral relationship between the UK and Jordan.
Their royal highnesses’ visit Egypt coincides with the UK holding the Cop presidency and Egypt has already been nominated to take over the Cop27 presidency for 2022.
“In this decisive decade of climate action, the next twelve months will see a significant cooperation between the UK and Egypt. Both visits will be focused on the climate crisis.
The royal family has close ties to many of the ruling families in the Middle East, including Jordan.
Chris Fitzgerald, the deputy private secretary to Prince Charles, stated that climate change would be a major theme of their visit. Other issues would include interfaith dialogue, female empowerment, and efforts to preserve cultural history. Pictured, the royal couple in Egypt in 2006
According to her husband the Duke of Cambridge the Duchess loved Jordan as a child and her father Michael, who was a British Airways manager at the time, moved to Amman to work in 1984 with his family.
Charles and Camilla will start their four-day visit to Jordan with the prince meeting humanitarian organizations he supports as patron. He will also highlight the nation’s role of sheltering more than six million registered Syrian refugees and over two million Palestinians.
Camilla will learn more about Queen Rania, the wife of the ruler King Abdullah II. She will also participate in a Women of the World event that promotes the empowerment of women.
Two confidants of Prince Hamzah, Jordan’s half-brother, were sentenced to 15 year imprisonment for plotting against the Western-allied monarchy.
Mr Fitzgerald said that the UK’s first royal tour in nearly 2 years will take place at a pivotal moment in its relationship with both Jordan and Britain. Pictured is the royal couple in Jordan in 2013.
Bassem Alwadallah, a former senior aide of the king, as well Sharif Hassan bin Zaid a member the royal family were accused of conspiring with Prince Hamzah. They were found guilty in July, of sedition, incitement.
The status of Prince Hamzah (who was placed under house arrest) is not known.
Highlights of the tour to Egypt include a UK-Egypt celebration celebrating the bond between the countries, which will be held overlooking the pyramids at Giza Plateau.
The royal couple will also be touring Alexandria, the ancient city.
Charles and Camilla will visit Cairo’s Grand Iman of Al-Azhar to have discussions with him and other young scholars about religious tolerance as well as the role of faith when stewarding the environment.
The prince and his spouse last visited Egypt in 2006. Charles and Camilla toured Jordan in 2015, while Charles and Camilla visited Egypt again in 2013.