Prince William presented with Kate Middleton’s childhood photo in Jordan
Prince William was surprised with a blown-up photo of his wife, Kate Middleton, as a child in Jordan on Monday. The Duke of Cambridge is currently on tour of the Middle East, with first stop being Jerash, Jordan, where the Duchess and her family used to live when she was a young child.
Kate, who gave birth to their third child in April, is still on maternity leave and couldn’t accompany her husband on his official trip abroad. While he was visiting the ancient Roman ruins in Jerash with Crown Prince Al-Hussein bin Abdulla II on Monday, William was presented with an image of Kate with her sister, Pippa, and their father, Michael Middleton, at the same site.
The original picture was taken in the ‘80s when 36-year-old Kate was just 4 years old. The Middletons moved to Jordan from 1984 to 1986 as Michael’s job required them to relocate. They moved back to the UK and has remained there since then.
“Michael’s looking very smart in his flip-flops,” the Duke told the Jordanian prince as he perused the enlarged photo.
“She loved it here, she really did,” William said of Kate on her time in Jordan. “She is very upset that I am coming here without her.” He added that he would love to come back with his family next time. He raises three children with Kate: Prince George (4), Princess Charlotte (3) and Prince Louis (2 months).
The Duke of Cambridge visits Jerash, the same site that The Duchess of Cambridge visited, aged 4, with her sister and father when the family lived in Jordan. pic.twitter.com/PMoFrr4Snt
— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) June 25, 2018
On Sunday, William and the Crown prince, 23, watched a rerun of the England World Cup match at the Beit Al Urdun Palace after their official state dinner.
William also spent his time in the country meeting with young people helped by a charity refugee program. He also visited with women working at the Princess Taghrid Institute for Development and Training, which works with local communities in training orphans and struggling youth.
The Duke of Cambridge heard the stories of orphaned women in Jordan, who were abandoned or taken away from their parents — and have now learned new skills and found work through support from @PTI_DT pic.twitter.com/2pah5qChmh
— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) June 25, 2018
At @PTI_DT in Jordan, The Duke of Cambridge tries his hand at bread making. pic.twitter.com/cFmHz5ykRH
— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) June 25, 2018
With Britain and Jordan having strong relationship, William’s aim in visiting the country was to further strengthen that tie. Their respective royal families have also been friends for decades.
