A handout picture released by the Jordanian Royal Palace on November 16, 2021 shows Jordan s King Abdullah II (2nd-L) and his wife Queen Rania (L) of Jordan, receiving Britain s Prince Charles (2nd-R), the Prince of Wales, and his wife Camilla (R), Duchess of Cornwall, at al-Husseiniyah Palace in the capital Amman. AFP
The visit is part of the first royal tour since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.
Charles and Camilla were greeted on the tarmac by a Jordanian color guard.
They met with Jordan's King Abdullah II and Queen Rania at the royal palace in the capital, Amman, before traveling in an electric vehicle to the Christian holy site of Maghtas.
A handout picture released by the Jordanian Royal Palace on November 16, 2021 shows Jordan's King Abdullah II (C), his wife Queen Rania (2nd-R) of Jordan, receiving Britain's Prince Charles (2nd-L), the Prince of Wales, and his wife Camilla (L), Duchess of Cornwall, at al-Husseiniyah Palace in the capital Amman. AFP
According to Christian tradition, Maghtas marks the spot where John the Baptist baptized Jesus in the Jordan River.
Britain's Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales, and his wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, visit the baptism site of al-Maghtas, where Jesus is believed by Christians to have been baptised by John the Baptist, on the Jordan river on November 16, 2021. AFP
The royal couple are to visit a series of religious and historical sites before heading to Egypt on Thursday.
Britain's Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales, and his wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, visit the baptism site of al-Maghtas, where Jesus is believed by Christians to have been baptised by John the Baptist, on the Jordan river on November 16, 2021. AFP
The British Embassy said last month that the visit was aimed at shoring up a century of ``strong bilateral relations.'' It is putting an emphasis on combating climate change in the wake of the Glasgow conference, as well as interfaith tolerance.
Jordan was established as an emirate and British protectorate in 1921 before gaining full independence in 1946.
The countries have close diplomatic and security relations.
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