Princess Kate made a surprise appearance alongside Prince William to welcome Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II and Princess Rajwa Al Hussein to Windsor Castle this morning.
Earlier this week, Kensington Palace announced that the Prince of Wales and Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II would undertake a joint engagement at RAF Benson.
The Palace did not mention the Princess of Wales in the initial press release; however, Kate stepped out alongside her husband to welcome the foreign royals.
The Prince and Princess of Wales are known to be friends with the Jordanian royals and the couples have been pictured together on multiple occasions.
Princess Kate made a surprise appearance alongside Prince William to welcome Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II and Princess Rajwa Al Hussein to Windsor Castle this morning.
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Prince William and the Crown Prince then departed Windsor Castle to carry out a royal engagement at RAF Benson this afternoon.
The Royal Air Force base provides rapid support for UK military operations around the world and is home to a number of Squadrons.
These include No. 22 Squadron, which provides operational testing, evaluation, tactics and training for all aviation in the Joint Aviation Command and No. 28 (Army Cooperation) Squadron, which is the Chinook operational conversion unit.
The visit also comes as No. 22 Squadron celebrates its 110th anniversary.
Prince William and the Crown Prince then departed Windsor Castle to carry out a royal engagement at RAF Benson this afternoon.
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Prince William was able to get an insight into the work of RAF Benson and visit No. 28 Squadron to meet trainee aircrew and staff from No. 28 Squadron and No. 22 Squadron.
William and the Crown Prince also heard from personnel about their roles on site and experiences being deployed in operations around the world.
The royals visited the No. 28 Squadron hangar to meet helicopter technicians and view aircraft.
The Prince of Wales and the Crown Prince will visit RAF Benson this afternoon.
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Both the Prince of Wales and the Crown Prince of Jordan are trained helicopter pilots, with William training at both RAF Shawbury and then as a search and rescue pilot at RAF Valley with No. 22 Squadron, which reformed at RAF Benson in 2020.
The Crown Prince completed his pilot training with the Royal Jordanian Air Force (RJAF) in 2019.
Today’s engagements also highlight the strong relationship between Prince William and the Crown Prince, as well as their mutual respect and support for the Armed Forces.
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