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Prince William arrives in Israel for historic first official Royal visit
Duke of Cambridge lands in Tel Aviv ahead of visit to Yad Vashem and Jerusalem
June 25, 2018 15:14
By JC Reporter
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Duke of Cambridge lands in Tel Aviv ahead of visit to Yad Vashem and Jerusalem
June 25, 2018 15:14By JC Reporter
Prince William has arrived in Israel for the historic first ever official visit by a senior Royal to the Jewish state.
His RAF Voyager landed at Ben Gurion Airport on Monday afternoon ahaead of his three-day visit which will include visits the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial, the Mount of Olives and meetings with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Prince William arrives in Tel Aviv as he becomes the first member of the British Royal Family to make an official visit to Israel #RoyalVisitIsrael pic.twitter.com/FK77W9Rits
— Lizzie Robinson (@LizzieITV) June 25, 2018
He was met by Mark Regev, Israel's ambassador to the UK and travelled to Jerusalem, where he will spent the night.
🎉Honoured to welcome HRH The Duke of Cambridge to #Israel: the 1st ever official visit by a senior British Royal to the Jewish state. 🇮🇱🇬🇧@KensingtonRoyal pic.twitter.com/ylvaDb0tqg
— Mark Regev (@MarkRegev) June 25, 2018
His itinerary of visits in Israel begins on Tuesday, with a visit to the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial and Museum, where he will lay a wreath and tour the museum.
He will meet Mr Netanyahu and Israeli President Reuven Rivlin in the afternoon, before visiting a football youth programme in Jaffa.
Some details of the events have been withheld for security reasons. There is speculation he could visit Kotel on Thursday, the last day of his Middle East tour, which began on Monday in Jordan, where he visited the ruins in the historic city of Jerash.
