Prince Harry and Meghan Markle pictured on first day of surprise ‘royal tour’ in Jordan

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex attend a World Health Organisation roundtable with key donors and humanitarian partners in Amman, Jordan.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex attend a World Health Organisation roundtable with key donors and hum (Image: PA)

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been pictured on the first day of their two-day trip to Jordan. The former royal couple have been snapped at a World Health Organisation roundtable with key donors and humanitarian partners in Amman, Jordan.

The couple, who stepped down as senior working royals in 2020, travelled to Jordan at the invitation of the WHO’s director-general Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. The trip was announced early this morning. Sources said the Palace was informed of their trip in advance out of courtesy.

Meghan is wearing a chic white boucle suit for the occasion with her long brown hair down and slightly curled. The blazer is from Veronica Beard, a brand the Princess of Wales and Zara Tindall has worn, and retails at £1,050.

Meghan Markle is wearing a gorgeous white blazer from Veronica Beard (Image: PA)

She accompanied it with a white T-shirt underneath and the matching £448 wide-leg trousers from the same designer. Harry has adopted smart-casual attire with beige trousers, a white shirt and a dark blazer.

The director general warmly welcomed the couple on the steps of the WHO’s country office in the Jordanian capital Amman, kissing and hugging the duchess.

During their two-day visit, the Sussexes will meet Jordanian leaders and senior health officials, engage with WHO teams, visit frontline health and mental health programmes and meet World Central Kitchen staff co-ordinating food relief for Gaza from Amman.

They will also visit the social development organisation Questscope’s youth centre to hear from young people participating in creative and wellbeing programmes.

Meghan Markle is wearing a chic white suit (Image: PA)

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are in Jordan for two days (Image: PA)

Their first engagement of the day saw them join senior figures from UN agencies like UNWRA, UNHCR, World Food Programme, UNICEF and diplomatic attendees from countries like the Netherlands, Italy, Germany, Canada, and the EU. the Netherlands, Italy, Germany, Canada the EU.

Philip Hall, British Ambassador to Jordan, thanked the Sussexes for travelling to the Middle East: “So I would simply say thank you very much indeed for coming.

“Your visit, your support, your appreciation of the efforts that the United Nations, including of course, the World Health Organisation, the government of Jordan and others, are making here is enormously appreciated. So thank you for coming.”

Jordan has received wave after wave of refugees beginning with Palestinians more than 80 years ago, who now number around 2.5 million people, and Syrians who fled conflict in their country until recently ruled by President Bashar al-Assad.