William and Catherine host Jordan's Hussein and Rajwa at Windsor

Prince William and Catherine, the Prince and Princess of Wales, welcomed Jordan’s Crown Prince Hussein and Princess Rajwa to Windsor Castle on Oct. 15, hosting the visiting royal couple for private talks and a joint engagement that included a visit to RAF Benson in Oxfordshire. The meeting brought together two close personal friends who are also heirs to their respective thrones and was followed by a day of shared public duties that highlighted long-standing ties between the British and Jordanian royal families.

After greeting the Jordanian couple at Windsor, the two princes traveled to RAF Benson, where they toured facilities, inspected helicopters and met trainee aircrew from No. 28 Squadron and No. 22 Squadron. The visit had a personal resonance for William, who served as a search-and-rescue helicopter pilot with No. 22 Squadron at RAF Valley earlier in his military career. During the visit he described flying as "my happy place" and said, "I do still fly, yeah I keep my hours going. Ive definitely lost a lot of the skills I had, but I like to keep on top of my flying."

Kensington Palace published video footage of the Windsor greeting showing the couples in conversation. The...