Kate Middletonwasn’t there, but she was on the mind ofPrince Williamas he visited a spectacular historical site in Jordan on Monday morning.
William, 36, headed to the archaeological site of Jerash, a first-century city that is home to the largest Roman remains in the Mediterranean region and one of Jordan’s greatest tourist attractions.
It was a special place for Princess Kate too. When she was a toddler, her family lived in Jordan while her father, Michael, worked for British Airways in Amman.At age 3, she visited the ruinsalong with her sister Pippa. Her parents chose the memory as a key moment to release to the media shortly before she wed William in 2011.
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Kate, 36, remained at home in England with the couple’s children,Prince George, 4,Princess Charlotte, 3, and 2-month-oldPrince Louis.
At a party shortly afterhis arrival in JordanSunday night, William noted how much Kate was missing the trip. She “is very sorry she cannot be here with me so soon after the birth of our son Louis [on April 23], but her family remembers very fondly the almost three years she spent here as a child when her father worked for British Airways in Amman,” he said.
He added, “Catherine’s experience is not unique — the interchange between our two countries is real and deep: work, study, tourism and family links.”
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The prince then moved on to the Dar Na’mah Centre — a project of the Princess Taghrid Institute (PTI), which was set up to help women to develop their own livelihoods and support their families and communities.
Later in the afternoon, William was set to meet young Jordanians and Syrian refugees who are developing skills to compete in the modern economy at Al Quds College back in Amman. “It is an incredibly vibrant place that will give [William] a sense of the optimism and ambition of Jordan’s young people,” William’s office said in a previous statement.
Monday evening, William heads to Jerusalem —the first time a member of the British royal family has visited Israel on behalf of the U.K. government. After flying into Tel Aviv, he is staying at Jerusalem’s King David Hotel for the duration of his three-day stay.
source: people.com
