Prince William visits Jordan ruins where wife Kate played as a kid when her family lived there
The Duke of Cambridge came face-to-face with an old photograph of his wife Kate Middleton on his trip to the Middle East when he visited the Roman ruins of Jerash
PRINCE William visited the ancient Roman ruins in Jordan where his wife Kate played and was photographed with her family as a kid.
William came face-to-face with an image of the Duchess of Cambridge during his trip to the Middle East - it was propped up on a easel at the Roman Ruins of Jerash.
The image was taken in 1984 and features the Duchess' sister, Pippa Middleton, and father.
The Middleton family lived in Jordan for a few years in the 80s - they relocated after Kate’s father was asked to move for work.
The image surfaced just before the Duchess married Prince William in 2011.
When he saw the photo at the ruins, the Duke of Cambridge told the Jordanian Prince Al-Hussein bin Abdullad II, who was taking him on a tour: “Michael’s looking very smart in his flip-flops.”
And: “We’ll have to bring the kids next time.”
Prince William said he was very sorry that his wife couldn’t join them, so soon after the birth of their son, Louis.
He also said that she had loved living in Jordan as a child.
He said: “She loved it here, she really did.
“She is very upset that I am coming here without her.”
Yesterday, the two princes sat down at Prince Al-Hussein bin Abdullad II’s bachelor pad - complete with a chair shaped like a baseball mit.
They watched the latest England World Cup match, which William had asked the prince to record so they could watch it together.
When the prince arrived in Jordan, he was greeted by a clunky march from the Jordan honour crew.
In a hilarious video posted on Twitter, soldiers in the army walk and turn around back-and-forth, instead of being in a uniform formation, all looking the same way.
On his “non-political” visit to the Middle East, Prince William will visit Jordan, Israel and Palestine - an area ripe with political tension.
Later on his visit William will visit the Dar Na'mah Centre - a charity established by Princess Taghrid to support women to develop their own livelihoods and help their families and communities.
He will meet women who have built the centre, try some of their traditional food, and watch them make crafts.
He will also meet a group of young orphaned women who have been supported by PTI to develop skills and complete their education.
William will meet a number of young Jordanians and Syrian refugees who are enrolled in media school, training in film and music production as part of a partnership with Middlesex University.
The Duke will end his visit to Jordan at Marka airport where he will chat to Jordanian Air Ambulance crews and look over their helicopters before flying to Israel for the next leg of his Middle East tour.
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