Harry and Meghan arrive in Middle East for summit on refugees' needs

Harry and Meghan arrive in Middle East for summit on refugees' needs 26 minutes ago Share Save Thomas Mackintosh Share Save The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have arrived in the Middle East for their first international trip together in 18 months. Prince Harry and Meghan will spend two days visiting Jordan to highlight efforts to support vulnerable communities affected by conflict and displacement. The couple, who stepped down as working royals in 2020, have travelled to Amman at the invitation of Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization . Their visit comes at time of crisis for the Royal Family following the arrest of Harry's uncle, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, on suspicion of misconduct in public office. Harry and Meghan arrived on Wednesday morning and were warmly greeted by Ghebreyesus on the steps of WHO's country office in Amman. Once inside, the couple joined a roundtable discussion hosted by the WHO with individuals from leading bodies including the United Nations and many of its agencies, diplomatic representatives, and donors. Over the next two days, Harry and Meghan are expected to meet Jordanian leaders and senior health officials. They are expected to engage with WHO teams, visit front line health and mental health programmes and meet World Central Kitchen staff who are co-ordinating food relief for Gaza from Amman. The Sussexes will also visit the social development organisation Questscope's youth centre to hear from young people participating in creative and wellbeing programmes. They are expected to see initiatives they have helped fund to medically evacuate children from the war in Gaza to the Middle East nation. The couple first partnered with the WHO on a global campaign to encourage vaccine equity and co-hosted a high-level event at the UN General Assembly in 2021, and their charitable body has also worked with the organisation on its global initiative to help end violence against children. Since moving to Cali...