Jerusalem
Prince Charles to visit Israel
By Itzhak Rabihiya
Prince Charles of
While in
The World Holocaust Forum will be held at Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Centre in
British Ambassador to Israel Neil Wigan said: "I am delighted HRH the Prince of Wales has accepted President Reuven Rivlin’s invitation, and will come to
"Prince Charles has visited
Though Prince Charles visited Jerusalem in 1995 and 2016 on behalf of Queen Elizabeth, this will be the first time that he has has undertaken a program of engagements in the area.
In addition to his visit to Yad Vashem Prince Charles will visit Ramallah, to speak with Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas and others on behalf of the British government.
At the Yad Vashem Holocaust museum, the prince will join dozens of other world leaders who are traveling to the capital for the event, hosted by President Reuven Rivlin and Yad Vashem. So far, confirmed participants include the presidents of
Prince Charles, Queen Elizabeth’s first-born son and the first-in-line to the throne, will not be accompanied by his wife Camilla. Instead, the Duchess of Cornwall will attend a January 26 ceremony with 200 Holocaust survivors at Auschwitz in
British Ambassador to Israel Neil Wigan said in a statement that he was “delighted” about the prince’s arrival. “Prince Charles has visited
The future monarch has visited
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