Prince William was sombre today as he laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier during a visit to Poland.
The Prince of Wales, 40, is currently undertaking his first visit to Poland since going to the country with his wife Kate in 2017.
On the second day of his visit today, he arrived in Warsaw where he visited the tomb, which is dedicated to Polish soldiers who lost their lives in conflict.
The royal appeared deep in thought as he met with officials before taking part in a wreath laying ceremony.
It comes after he yesterday visited Rzeszow, which sources said was ‘a personal mission’ to ‘recognise the duty’ of service personnel largely consisting of the Royal Artillery Regiment.
Prince William, 40, was sombre today as he laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier during a visit to Poland
On the second day of his visit today, he arrived in Warsaw where he visited the tomb, which is dedicated to Polish soldiers who lost their lives in conflict
The Prince of Wales, 40, is currently undertaking his first visit to Poland since going to the country with his wife Kate in 2017
The late Queen Elizabeth and her husband Prince Philip laid a wreath at the Tomb during their state visit to Poland in 1996.
Yesterday, Prince William proved he had a natural way with children as he visited a refugee centre in Poland – just miles from the Ukrainian border.
The father-of-three, 40, happily posed for selfies and even challenged children to a game of table tennis while touring the organisation in the Mokotow district in Warsaw.
During his surprise visit, the royal played peek-a-boo with a four-year-old refugee called Tympthi and was pictured happily chatting with children and their carers.
What’s more, the Prince of Wales also got stuck into making paper snowflakes with another group.
The centre is at the frontline of the humanitarian crisis and houses around 300 Ukrainian women and children.
It provides residents with two meals per day, while also offering a range of other services including Polish language lessons, a children’s play area and psychological support.
Prince William wore a navy blue two piece suit, which he kept casual by leaving the top two buttons unfastened.
During his visit, the 40-year-old Duke of Cornwall met with a young Ukrainian boy Marco, who spoke to the Prince about his experiences of moving to Poland.
The royal appeared deep in thought as he met with officials before taking part in a wreath laying ceremony
The royal, dressed in a smart navy suit, appeared deep in thought as he laid the wreath at the tomb
He was also spotted speaking to a young girl, who showed the Prince her iPad, and engaging at a craft table with other youngsters.
Sharing photos of his visit on Instagram, William said: ‘The welcoming community and supportive volunteers here are doing so much to help those in need.
‘It’s clear to see how the 300 Ukrainian women and children staying here can remain so positive having experienced such hardship.’
Earlier in the day Prince William met British troops and thanked them for ‘defending our freedoms’ during a surprise visit to Poland just miles from the Ukrainian border.
Prince William told troops that ‘everyone back home thoroughly supports you’ after travelling amid massive security to the country.
He hailed the ‘incredible’ air defence weapons on show at a top secret military base, which is home to 75 Britons working with Polish and US allies and is just 50 miles from Ukraine’s border.
The UK servicemen are part of the first line of defence against Vladimir Putin’s brutal war on Nato’s eastern flank.
Prince William went on to sign a document while he was visiting the tomb earlier today
It comes after he yesterday visited Rzeszow, which sources said was ‘a personal mission’ to ‘recognise the duty’ of service personnel largely consisting of the Royal Artillery Regiment
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