HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF WALES TO VISIT ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES

Press release

عربى

Jerusalem, 18 December 2019 –It was announced today that His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales will join commemorations marking the 75th Anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau at the invitation of the President of Israel in January 2020. The Prince of Wales will also visit The Occupied Palestinian Territories at the invitation of President Mahmoud Abbas. The Prince of Wales, who is first in line to the throne, regularly visits countries around the world at the request of the British Government in order to strengthen the United Kingdom’s important international relationships.Commenting on the announcement the British Consul General, Mr Philip Hall OBE, said, “I am delighted that The Prince of Wales has accepted President Abbas’ invitation to visit in the New Year. This visit will build on Prince William’s visit last year and allow The Prince to add to the many warm and longstanding relationships he enjoys across the Arab world.”