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The Prince of Wales has made an unannounced journey to Poland to thank British and Polish troops concerned in offering help to Ukraine, earlier than assembly refugees who’ve fled the battle with Russia to listen to of their experiences.
William traveled to Rzeszow in southeast Poland the place he was to fulfill the nation’s Protection Minister, Mariusz Blaszczak, and communicate to members of the Polish protection pressure and British troops primarily based there, his workplace mentioned.
The British deployment in Poland is a part of a NATO build-up of power on its jap flank following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The royal’s journey, which had not been publicized upfront, is happening underneath tight safety, however his spokesperson mentioned William was very eager it went forward.
“I am right here as a result of I wish to personally thank the Polish and British troops working in shut and essential partnership,” William mentioned in a press release to Polish media on Wednesday.
“I additionally wish to pay tribute to the inspiring humanity of the Polish folks. You’ve gotten opened your hearts as a lot as your properties.”
After the navy engagements, the Prince of Wales traveled to Warsaw to go to an workplace block that was transformed into an lodging heart housing about 300 Ukrainian girls and kids who’ve fled the battle.
On Thursday, the prince will lay a wreath on the Polish capital’s Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, the place his late grandparents, Queen Elizabeth and her husband Prince Philip, additionally laid a wreath throughout their state go to in 1996, earlier than he has a gathering with the Poland’s President Andrzej Duda.
His journey, William’s first since he traveled there together with his spouse Kate in 2017, will conclude with a go to to a neighborhood meals corridor the place he’ll greet younger Ukrainian refugees who’ve settled in Warsaw.
