Prince William in UAE: To visit Jubail Mangroves, meet Sheikh Hamdan at Expo 2020

Prince William in UAE: To visit Jubail Mangroves, meet Sheikh Hamdan at Expo 2020

The British Royal landed at Dubai International Airport on February 9 evening

Britain's Prince William, Duke of Cambridge. Photo: AFP

Published: Thu 10 Feb 2022, 12:36 AM

Britain's Prince William will commence his UAE visit with a tour of the Jubail Mangrove Park on Thursday morning, an ecological sanctuary in Abu Dhabi.

The Duke of Cambridge will also meet Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, the British Embassy in the UAE has confirmed. Prince William will also visit Jebel Ali Container port and take part in the UK National Day celebrations at Expo 2020.

The British Royal, who is on his first official visit to the Emirates, landed at Dubai International Airport on February 9 evening.

A champion of environmental conservation and climate change mitigation, The Duke will visit Abu Dhabi's wetlands at the Jubail Mangrove Park to learn more about the UAE's efforts to protect the regional flora and fauna from human and environmental challenges, said the British Embassy.

In Abu Dhabi, Prince William will meet Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman of Abu Dhabi Executive Office, to discuss conservation and other important issues.

Visit to Jebel Ali Port

The next stop of The Duke will be at the