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The couple, who left senior royal staff in 2020, traveled to Jordan at the invitation of WHO director-general Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. The trip was announced early this morning. Sources said that as a courtesy, the Palace was informed about the trip in advance.

Meghan wears a stylish white boucle suit for the occasion, with her long brown hair gently curled downwards. The jacket is by Veronica Beard, worn by the Princess of Wales and Zara Tindall, and costs £1,050.

He paired it with a white T-shirt underneath and matching wide-leg trousers from the same designer, £448. Harry adopted a smart and casual outfit with beige trousers, a white shirt and a dark jacket.

The director-general warmly welcomed the couple on the steps of the WHO country office in Jordan’s capital, Amman, and kissed and hugged the duchess.

During their two-day visit, the Sussexes will meet Jordanian leaders and senior health officials, meet with WHO teams, visit frontline health and mental health programs and meet World Central Kitchen staff coordinating food aid from Amman to Gaza.

They will also visit social development organization Questscope’s youth center to hear from young people participating in creative and healthy living programmes.

In their first meeting of the day, they met with senior figures from UN organizations such as UNWRA, UNHCR, World Food Programme, UNICEF and diplomatic participants from countries such as the Netherlands, Italy, Germany, Canada and the EU. Netherlands, Italy, Germany, Canada, EU.

British Ambassador to Jordan Philip Hall thanked the Sussexes for their trip to the Middle East: “So thank you really much for coming.

“Your visit, your support and your recognition of the efforts that the United Nations, of course the World Health Organization, the government of Jordan and others are making here are extremely appreciated. So thank you for coming.”

Jordan has faced successive waves of refugees starting more than 80 years ago, starting with Palestinians, who now number about 2.5 million, and Syrians fleeing conflicts in their country until recently ruled by President Bashar al-Assad.