Princess Kate and Prince William make donation as Hurricane Beryl wreaks havoc with £1 billion worth of damage

The Prince and Princess of Wales are donating privately to the relief efforts, according to multiple sources.

It has not been disclosed how much the royals have donated.

William and Kate visited Jamaica as part of their royal tour of the Caribbean.

The couple are continuing to follow the impact of Hurricane Beryl closely.

Warnings are in effect for Jamaica, Grand Cayman, Little Cayman, and Cayman Brac.

The hurricane has clocked up maximum sustained wind speeds of more than 160mph as it became the earliest category-five Atlantic hurricane in records going back around 100 years.

There has only been one previously recorded case of a category five Atlantic hurricane in July, which was Hurricane Emily, on July 16 2005.

It is estimated that Hurricane Beryl has caused around £1 billion worth of damage globally.

Caribbean islands have been ravaged by the hurricane, including Union Island.

A resident of Union said almost every building on the island, which lies off St Vincent and the Grenadines, has been razed or badly damaged.

Katrina Coy, the director of the Union Island Environmental Alliance, stated that the hurricane had left the majority of the island homeless.

She said in a video message: "Union Island is in a terrible state after Beryl passed. Literally, almost the whole island is homeless.

"There are hardly any buildings left standing. Houses are flattened, roads are blocked, the electricity poles are down in the streets."

Coy added: "We’re in dire need of help. Emergency kits, food, evacuation, all of that is needed in this moment."