Harry and Meghan flew out to Jordan for a quick two-day trip visiting charities and organisations – the couple, however, did not appear to meet two important counterparts
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex seemingly appeared to have been ‘snubbed’ by Jordan’s royals, while on their tour of the Middle East.
Harry and Meghan landed in the capital of Jordan, Amman, on Tuesday night and travelled to the nation at the invitation of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) director-general Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesu.
Within hours of landing, the couple set off on several royal-style tours to charities and groups. Harry and Meghan flew out for a two-day trip to learn more about the humanitarian effort to support the wellbeing of displaced Syrians and Palestinians who have fled to Jordan.
But despite the couple’s long 7,500-mile journey from California to the Middle East, they reportedly appeared not to have met the King and Queen.
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The king of Jordan, Abdullah II, has a strong relationship to the British Royal Family and especially to King Charles. The King of Jordan was pictured meeting Charles during an official visit to London in 2025.
Abdullah II and his wife Queen Rania were also special guests at King Charles’ coronation in May 2026. Queen Rania and Queen Camilla have also met on several occasions to discuss issues surrounding women.
A source claimed the King and Queen of Jordan did not meet Harry and Meghan on their trip to the the Middle Eastern nation, according to the Daily Mail.
The source reportedly said: “There is no meeting scheduled between the Duke and Duchess [of Sussex] and the Jordanian Royal Family.”
The only member of the Jordanian royals who encountered the Duke and Duchess was Princess Basma Bint Talal, an aunt of King Abdullah II, and her daughter Farah Daghistani. They briefly met on Thursday at the Jordanian Hashemite Fund for Human Development – a charity ran to help poor Jordanian.
King Abdullah II instead spent his time this week welcoming Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto to Amman, on Wednesday. One of the visit’s Harry and Meghan made was to the National Centre for Rehabilitation of Addicts, where the couple spoke to patients.
Prince Harry urged a group of recovered addicts to go back to their communities and help other people, telling them: “There’s no shame in having an addiction.”
The California-based pair were seen listening to a group of men who shared the emotional toll of substance abuse and the support they have received from the centre.
They described it as “incredible” after hearing about its holistic approach to dealing with patients, providing activities like a gym and yoga classes.
King Charles’ son said: “I want you guys to know there’s no shame in having an addiction, it stems from something else which is an emotional pain – you’re very, very brave to come here into hospital.
“Now what you need to do is use this experience and go back into your communities and help other people who are in a similar situation.”
The couple also visited the headquarters of the World Central Kitchen – which co-ordinates and deploys a million hot meals across Gaza every day.
