Prince to visit Middle East

KENSINGTON Palace says Prince William will visit Israel and the Palestinian territories at the end of June – the first British royal to make an official visit there.

The prince will begin his June 24-28 trip in Amman, Jordan, then travel to Jerash in Jordan, Tel Aviv and Jerusalem in Israel and Ramallah in the West Bank.

No British royal has ever made an official visit to Israel, whose occupation of the Palestinian territories the UK considers illegal.

This is also the first official royal visit to the Palestinian territories.