Prince William in Poland visits center for Ukrainian refugees and soldiers at the border

Prince William is in Poland on a surprise visit to a British contingent stationed in Rzeszow, in the southeast of the country, near the Ukrainian border

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Landed in Warsaw, the heir to the Windsor throne also visited a refugee center Ukrainians from the Polish capital. Here Prince William spoke to some of the centre’s young guests

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The reception center, located in the Mokotov district, is at the forefront of the humanitarian crisis and houses approx 300 Ukrainian women and children. Provides guests with two meals a day, while also offering a range of other services including Polish language lessons, a children’s play area and psychological support

The Prince of Wales in Warsaw met with the guests of the reception center talking to them about their experience and the transfer to Poland

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During the visit the Prince of Wales also met the mayor of Warsaw, Rafał Trzaskowski. In the photo, the prince and mayor review the clothing donations the Polish reception center has received

The clothes donated to the center were then redistributed through the establishment of a “free shop” accessible to all guests of the accommodation centre. During the visit William also entertained himself in one game of ping pong together with the young guests of the centre

Prince William listened to the refugees’ experiences, talked and joked with the children and took selfies with guests who wanted to have a Memory picture with him

King Charles III’s eldest son then visited a Polish and a British contingent stationed at Rzeszowin south-eastern Poland, among the NATO missions deployed not far from the border of Ukraine at war with Russia

“You are the defenders of our freedoms,” the Prince of Wales said addressing the British military. “Thanks for what you do here”, continued William, showing the images taken only after the end of the mission close to the front line and his transfer to Warsaw

The visit, again informs the BBC, was agreed upon by the royal house with the Tory government of Rishi Sunak and at the latter’s request, confirming the full support from London to Kiev in the face of the Russian invasion. At the Territorial Defense Force 3rd Brigade base in Rzeszów, he met with Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak (pictured) and viewed a display of military equipment

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