Prince Charles was very happy when he visited Samaritan’s Church in Gloucester to meet volunteers today.
The 72-year old Prince of Wales, patron of this charity, smiled and laughed with staff and volunteers as he arrived to celebrate the branch’s 50th birthday.
During the visit, he could be seen giving volunteers and staff his namaste greeting as well as shaking hands.
It comes after it was announced Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall will take their first major overseas tour since the pandemic began with a trip to the Middle East.
Prince Charles, 72 years old, was happy to visit Samaritan’s in Gloucester today to meet with volunteers
As he arrived at the branch of Gloucester today, the Prince of Wales was seen greeting volunteers and staff members with his namaste greeting
It wasn’t long before Charles swiftly slipping back into old habits as he went onto greet further members of the organisation once inside.
The royal chose a navy pinstriped suit that he paired with a pale-blue tie for today’s outing.
Prince Charles was seen offering his hands when he arrived at Gloucester today.
Charles quickly gave the Namaste gesture before quickly slipping back to his old habits and greeted more members of the organisation once he was inside.
The royal was in good spirits when he heard about the charity’s recent work and shared a laugh with staff members and volunteers.
The royal, patron of the Samaritans was dressed in a smart navy pinstriped suit today. He paired it with a pale blue tie
The royal was in good spirits after he heard about the charity’s recent work and shared a laugh with staff members and volunteers.
Samaritans provides support for anyone in distress, struggling to cope or at risk of suicidal thoughts.
It comes amid a busy weeks for the royal who attended The Prince’s Trust Awards, St James’ Palace, London, days before.
He also attended a Windsor Castle reception with Prince William and Queen Elizabeth, where he met business leaders, presidential envoys, and tech entrepreneurs like John Kerry and Bill Gates.
Earlier this week, Clarence House said Prince Charles and Camilla, 74, have been asked by the British government to visit Jordan and Egypt and will tour the countries from November 16 to 19.
As he celebrated the 50th anniversary, the royal was seen laughing with volunteers.
The Prince of Wales is the royal patron of this charity and shared a laugh at the branch with staff members and volunteers
Tours are an important part of the royal calendar. They allow the Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s legendary’soft Power’ to open doors that aren’t 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.
The duchess and prince are both double-jabbered and will most likely have had boosters by time the trip takes places. Charles’s trip to the UK is treated as a state visit, since the Queen no longer travels abroad.
Chris Fitzgerald, deputy private secretary to the prince, stated that climate change will be one of the major themes of his visit. Other topics include interfaith dialog, female empowerment, preservation of cultural heritage, and efforts for women empowerment.
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.
This comes just days after it was announced that the Prince of Wales, and the Duchess Of Cornwall, will embark on their first major overseas trip since the pandemic. They will be traveling to the Middle East. (Photo taken in Jordan in 2013.
The visit of ‘Their royal highnesses to Egypt’ comes as the UK holds Cop presidency, and Egypt has been nominated for the Cop27 presidency in 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 focus on the climate crisis.
The royal family has close ties with many of Middle East’s ruling families, including Jordan.
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 all about Queen Rania’s work in protecting mothers and children in need of protection. She will also take part in a Women of the World celebration, which 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.
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
Bassem Awadallah was once a senior aide to King Abdullah. Sharif Hassan bin Zaid (a member of the royal family) was also alleged to have conspired to Prince Hamzah. They were both found guilty in July for sedition and 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 be visiting Cairo’s Grand Imam Al-Azhar, where they will have discussions about religious tolerance and how faith can help to protect the environment.
The prince and his wife visited Egypt last time in 2006. Charles visited Jordan in 2015, and Camilla visited Egypt in 2013.