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| Prince William visits ancient city in Jordan during royal tour | Prince William visits ancient city in Jordan during royal tour |
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| The Duke of Cambridge is spending the day in Jordan as he continues his royal trip to the Middle East. | The Duke of Cambridge is spending the day in Jordan as he continues his royal trip to the Middle East. |
| Prince William visited a Roman archaeological site where he met young people helped by a charity refugee programme. | Prince William visited a Roman archaeological site where he met young people helped by a charity refugee programme. |
| His wife, Catherine, visited the ancient ruins during the 1980s. | His wife, Catherine, visited the ancient ruins during the 1980s. |
| Later, the prince, 36, will become the first royal to make an official visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories. | Later, the prince, 36, will become the first royal to make an official visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories. |
| The duke and the Crown Prince Al-Hussein bin Abdullah II - who on Sunday watched the England football match together - arrived at Jerash, the ruins of a Roman city dating from the first century. | The duke and the Crown Prince Al-Hussein bin Abdullah II - who on Sunday watched the England football match together - arrived at Jerash, the ruins of a Roman city dating from the first century. |
| The Duchess of Cambridge was photographed there as a girl with her father, Michael Middleton, and sister, Pippa, during a visit in the 1980s. | The Duchess of Cambridge was photographed there as a girl with her father, Michael Middleton, and sister, Pippa, during a visit in the 1980s. |
| She moved to Jordan in 1984 when she was two years old, after her father, a British Airways manager, relocated to the capital of Amman. She spent nearly three years there and attended an English language nursery. | She moved to Jordan in 1984 when she was two years old, after her father, a British Airways manager, relocated to the capital of Amman. She spent nearly three years there and attended an English language nursery. |
| In pictures: Prince William's Middle East tour | In pictures: Prince William's Middle East tour |
| The duke said on Sunday that his wife "loved" living in the country, adding: "She is very upset that I am coming here without her." | The duke said on Sunday that his wife "loved" living in the country, adding: "She is very upset that I am coming here without her." |
| Prince William was photographed in the same spot, adding: "Need to come back with the family for this shot." | Prince William was photographed in the same spot, adding: "Need to come back with the family for this shot." |
| He laughed when he was shown an enlarged copy of the photograph and said: "Michael's looking very smart in his flip-flops." | He laughed when he was shown an enlarged copy of the photograph and said: "Michael's looking very smart in his flip-flops." |
| Plan to strengthen UK-Jordan links | |
| By Jonny Dymond, BBC royal correspondent | |
| This was the "safe" part of this trip: 24 hours on the ground in Jordan, an evening with the Crown Prince, a speech at the ambassador's residence, and not much in the way of public engagement. | |
| Wherever he could Prince William went out of his way to meet not just the country's leaders but the country's people - children, refugees from Syria, women who have worked together to make life better. | |
| Britain has strong ties with Jordan and their respective royal families have been friends for decades. Part of the plan was to strengthen those links. | |
| But this was also a opportunity for Prince William to learn, and to throw a spotlight on causes he cares about. | |
| And, judging by the enthusiasm with which he was greeted and the smiles he left behind, he may have made a few fans in the process. | |
| Samia Khouri, director of museums at Jordan's Department of Antiquities, guided the two princes on a half-hour tour of the ancient site. | |
| She said: "He was very surprised when he saw the photo, he did not expect that. But that's why he was here, because he wanted to take a photo at the same spot where Kate was photographed." | |
| During the visit to Jerash, the prince met Syrian refugee children benefitting from Unicef's Makani programme, which offers psychological support for parents and children from deprived backgrounds, especially refugee communities. | During the visit to Jerash, the prince met Syrian refugee children benefitting from Unicef's Makani programme, which offers psychological support for parents and children from deprived backgrounds, especially refugee communities. |
| At a garden party in honour of the Queen's official birthday on Sunday, he told an audience of Jordanians: "The way in which you opened your doors to hundreds of thousands of refugees from Syria, not to mention your longstanding commitments to Palestinian refugees, is remarkable." | At a garden party in honour of the Queen's official birthday on Sunday, he told an audience of Jordanians: "The way in which you opened your doors to hundreds of thousands of refugees from Syria, not to mention your longstanding commitments to Palestinian refugees, is remarkable." |
| He also visited a military base of the Quick Reaction Force - formed with British military support - to meet members of Jordan's armed forces. | He also visited a military base of the Quick Reaction Force - formed with British military support - to meet members of Jordan's armed forces. |
| Later, the duke visited the Dar Na'mah Centre, part of a charitable project set up by Jordan's Princess Taghrid to help orphaned women establish their own livelihoods. | |
| After being shown the textiles, herbal oils and breads they make, Prince William was introduced to Lana Muslam, 29, who was abandoned as a baby and grew up in an orphanage. | |
| He said: "The story is very hard to hear, everything that you have been through. You are doing wonderful things here." | |
| During Prince William's five-day tour of the region, he will meet both Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. | During Prince William's five-day tour of the region, he will meet both Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. |
| Kensington Palace said the "historic nature" of the tour was "important". | Kensington Palace said the "historic nature" of the tour was "important". |
| The trip comes as Israel celebrates the 70th anniversary of its foundation, and amid a rise in tensions between Palestinians and Israelis. | The trip comes as Israel celebrates the 70th anniversary of its foundation, and amid a rise in tensions between Palestinians and Israelis. |
| There has been an upsurge of violence across the Israel-Gaza border in recent weeks, with more than 100 Palestinians killed during protests and dozens of rockets fired into Israel from Gaza. | There has been an upsurge of violence across the Israel-Gaza border in recent weeks, with more than 100 Palestinians killed during protests and dozens of rockets fired into Israel from Gaza. |