The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have arrived in Jordan for a humanitarian trip alongside the Director-General of the World Health Organisation, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. The pair, who stepped down as senior royals in 2020, have been snapped arm in arm striding into a building for a roundtable discussion, the first stop in their busy two-day schedule, which includes visits to frontline health services providing aid to conflicts such as the one in Gaza. Their children are not with them on the trip, but here's a good reason that their son, Prince Archie, six, and their daughter, Princess Lilibet, four, aren't in attendance…
© GettyBoth of their children are currently enrolled in school in the US. Since it is currently term time, the young royals will be attending school as normal when their parents are away. It's likely that their nanny will be on school drop off duties as Meghan revealed in a chat on The Jamie Kern Lima Show that they have "an amazing nanny" who has been with them since 2020. Reports suggest they could be in the middle of hiring a new nanny, but they also have the option of Meghan's mother, Doria Ragland, who lives a two-hour drive from their Montecito mansion. The Sussexes have a guesthouse on site so Doria could make herself at home for the two-day babysitting jaunt.
Whoever takes on the task will have a large commute ahead of them as in the same chat, Meghan revealed her mammoth school drop-off circuit. She said: "I try to do the school drop off - they’re at two different schools - that’s a big circuit. So from 6.30 in the morning, on drop-off mornings for me, I’m not home til 9, and then after that I’ll just jump into meetings."
© InstagramDoria is a hands-on grandmother
Meghan's yoga instructor mother is very hands-on with her grandchildren and in updates over the years, we've seen the 69-year-old fully integrated into the family unit, often pictured playing with the youngsters. In a clip shared to Instagram in January, Doria was seen in the swimming pool on Harry and Meghan's estate along with granddaughter Lilibet. Doria also joined the family back in October for a visit to a pumpkin patch.
© Instagram/ @meghanHarry and Meghan's Jordan trip
Their trip, which was announced on Wednesday, is to highlight humanitarian health responses during conflict. During their visit, the royal couple will visit World Central Kitchen, an organisation which coordinates and deploys food and humanitarian assistance into Gaza. They will also spend time at the Questscope at the Za’atari Refugee Camp, a safe haven for displaced Syrians. They have been financially supporting Gaza initiatives, including the safe evacuation of children affected by the conflict in Gaza.
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