Meghan and Prince Harry go to feeding centre run by her celeb chef good friend on day two of their ‘not royal’ journey to Jordan
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle visited a worldwide organisation feeding people in moments of crisis during the second day of their quasi-royal tour of Jordan today.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex travelled to the World Central Kitchen’s regional headquarters where it coordinates and deploys a million hot meals across Gaza daily.
The organisation was founded by celebrity chef Jose Andres, a staunch supporter of the couple and appeared on the second season of Meghan’s Netflix cookery show.
World Central Kitchen uses a network of field and community kitchens, bakeries and partners to enable almost half the population of Gaza to be fed.
The Sussexes have travelled to Jordan at the invitation of the World Health Organisation‘s (WHO) director-general Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesu.
They are learning more about humanitarian work to support health and wellbeing of Syrians and Palestinians who have sought sanctuary in Jordan over many decades.
A WHO delegation will join them later for a visit to the national centre for rehabilitation of addicts, given promoting mental health support is one of the themes of their visit.
The centre, operating under Jordan’s ministry of health’s national centre for mental health, has a 40-bed capacity and was inaugurated in 2001.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex at the World Central Kitchen Food in Amman, Jordan, today
Meghan Markle at the World Central Kitchen’s regional headquarters in Jordan today
Prince Harry and Meghan visit the World Central Kitchen at its Jordan country office today
Harry and Meghan at the World Central Kitchen today which feeds people in moments of crisis
Meghan Markle at the World Central Kitchen’s regional headquarters in Jordan today
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex at the World Central Kitchen Food in Amman, Jordan, today
Prince Harry at the World Central Kitchen’s regional headquarters in Jordan today
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex at the World Central Kitchen Food in Amman, Jordan, today
Meghan Markle at the World Central Kitchen’s regional headquarters in Jordan today
Prince Harry and Meghan visit the World Central Kitchen at its Jordan country office today
Prince Harry at the World Central Kitchen’s regional headquarters in Jordan today
Prince Harry and Meghan visit the World Central Kitchen at its Jordan country office today
Harry and Meghan at the World Central Kitchen today which feeds people in moments of crisis
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex at the World Central Kitchen Food in Amman, Jordan, today
It has served as a short-term residential and outpatient treatment centre, offering medical withdrawal services, psychological support and social counselling.
During their final day in Jordan, the Sussexes will also visit female leaders at the Jordanian Hashemite fund for human development, an organisation known as a pioneer in sustainable human development, and tour the King Hussein cancer centre.
Buckingham Palace officials are understood to have been informed in advance of the couple’s visit to Jordan – one of Prince William and Kate’s favourite countries.
In Jordan yesterday, Harry and Meghan joined girls for a football session at the Za’atari refugee camp where thousands of Syrians have sought sanctuary.
Meghan was left with bragging rights after she scored a penalty. Her husband’s shot was saved by one of the girls.
Later the couple visited the Specialty Hospital in Amman. Children injured in the fighting in Gaza have been treated there, and the duchess appeared emotional as she met Jaber, 17, who was shot in the legs.
‘I’m so glad you’re getting the treatment that you need,’ Meghan said to him.
The trip comes just a week after Harry’s uncle Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s was arrested last Thursday on suspicion of misconduct in public office.
This followed allegations that Andrew shared sensitive information with paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein during his time as the UK’s trade envoy. He has always denied wrongdoing.
