Countess of Wessex: Official Visit to Lebanon - June 12-13, 2019

[Lumutqueen]

The Countess of Wessex is to make the first official royal visit to #Lebanon at the request of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Buckingham Palace has announced.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1138730174483238912

During the visit, Sophie will meet Syrian women, including refugees displaced to Lebanon by the Syrian conflict; women striving to participate in peace-making efforts at a local and national level; and UK supported NGOs addressing sexual and gender based violence in the region.

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[eya]

Pictures from the meeting with the Syrian refugee female heads of household today

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The Countess later met with embassy staff and took part in a charity cake sale raising funds for The Rebecca Dykes Foundation.

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[Lumutqueen]

Can somebody please change the title, as we can see Sophie arrived in Lebanon yesterday and visited a tented community in Bekaa Village this morning.

Security reasons were behind the no date.

 

[Molly2101]

I did wonder why Sophie’s diary was blank for this week. Now it all makes sense.

Great to see Sophie visiting this country and highlighting these controversial but extremely important issues.

 

[iceflower]

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Here are more photos of the Countess of Wessex's visit:



** gettyimages gallery ** pa gallery **


** eveningexpress: Sophie travels to Lebanon to meet Syrian women and child refugees **


** hellomagazine: The Countess of Wessex just made the most clashing colours look exquisite **


** dm article: Sophie Wessex meets female refugees displaced by the conflict in Syria as she makes the first ever offical..**

 

[iceflower]

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The Countess of Wessex continued her visit today, June 13, and met with Saad Hariri, Prime Minster of Lebanon in Beirut, Lebanon.


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The above posted gettyimages and pa images galleries have been updated with photos from today!

 

[muriel]

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The Countess of Wessex continued her visit today, June 13, and met with Saad Hariri, Prime Minster of Lebanon in Beirut, Lebanon.


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The above posted gettyimages and pa images galleries have been updated with photos from today!

Might this be another example of how the government uses a relatively junior member of the BRF to test the waters in an evolving geopolitical situation?

 

[HereditaryPrincess]

Great to see the photos of Sophie on her Lebanon visit so far. She always does a wonderful job with tours.

 

[Princess Larisa]

Court Circular 11th June:
St James’s Palace

The Countess of Wessex this afternoon departed from Heathrow Airport, London, for Lebanon and was received this evening upon arrival at Beirut-Rafic International Airport by Mr Benjamin Wastnage (Deputy Head of Mission).

Mr Alexander Stonor and Mrs Angus Galletley are in attendance.

Court Circular 12th June:
St James’s Palace

The Countess of Wessex this morning visited the Bekaa Valley region, Lebanon.

Her Royal Highness, Patron, Awareness Foundation, today attended a Luncheon at the British Embassy, Serail Hill, Embassy Complex, Beirut Central District.

The Countess of Wessex this afternoon attended a Women, Peace and Security Meeting at the British Embassy.

Her Royal Highness this evening attended a Dinner on women's participation in decision making, at the residence of Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Lebanese Republic in Beirut.

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Court Circular 13th June:
St James’s Palace

The Countess of Wessex this morning called upon The President of the Lebanese Republic at the President's Office in Beirut, Lebanon.

Her Royal Highness later attended a Meeting with Bayssour's Mechanism for Social Stability Committee in Bayssour.

The Countess of Wessex afterwards attended a Meeting with Mr. Nabih Berri (Parliamentary Speaker).

Her Royal Highness this afternoon called upon Mr. Saad Hariri (Prime Minister of the Lebanese Republic) at the Prime Minister's Office in Beirut.

The Countess of Wessex later visited a Caritas Shelter in Beirut.

Her Royal Highness this evening attended The Queen's Birthday Party at the Lebanese National Library in Beirut.

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Court Circular 14th June:
St James’s Palace

The Countess of Wessex this morning arrived at Heathrow Airport, London, from Lebanon. Mr Alexander Stonor and Mrs Angus Galletley were in attendance.