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William and Kate in Unicef visit to Denmark aid centre | William and Kate in Unicef visit to Denmark aid centre |
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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will learn more about the work of children's charity Unicef in East Africa while on a visit to Denmark on Wednesday. | |
An estimated 12 million people in the region are at risk of starvation because of food shortages, and famine has been declared in Somalia. | An estimated 12 million people in the region are at risk of starvation because of food shortages, and famine has been declared in Somalia. |
The royal couple are visiting Unicef's emergency supply centre in Copenhagen. | |
The UK is giving £200m in aid to the affected region, £72m of which has been raised through public donations. | The UK is giving £200m in aid to the affected region, £72m of which has been raised through public donations. |
Aircraft donation | Aircraft donation |
The duke and duchess will tour a British Airways Boeing 747 before a relief flight carrying 45 tonnes of aid, including emergency medical supplies, leaves for East Africa. | The duke and duchess will tour a British Airways Boeing 747 before a relief flight carrying 45 tonnes of aid, including emergency medical supplies, leaves for East Africa. |
They will be at the airport after visiting the Unicef warehouse with the Crown Prince and Crown Princess of Denmark. | They will be at the airport after visiting the Unicef warehouse with the Crown Prince and Crown Princess of Denmark. |
BA has made an aircraft available to help Unicef get aid to East Africa, and this will be its second relief flight to the region. | BA has made an aircraft available to help Unicef get aid to East Africa, and this will be its second relief flight to the region. |
The airline's chief executive Keith Williams said: "We're delighted the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will be seeing the flight off." | The airline's chief executive Keith Williams said: "We're delighted the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will be seeing the flight off." |
Global focus | Global focus |
David Bull, executive director of Unicef UK, said the supplies would help to save the lives of malnourished children. | David Bull, executive director of Unicef UK, said the supplies would help to save the lives of malnourished children. |
The worst drought in East Africa in 60 years has resulted in severe food shortages across Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia and Djibouti. | The worst drought in East Africa in 60 years has resulted in severe food shortages across Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia and Djibouti. |
By going to the Unicef centre in the Danish capital, Prince William and Catherine are seeking to maintain a global focus on what is a long-term situation. | By going to the Unicef centre in the Danish capital, Prince William and Catherine are seeking to maintain a global focus on what is a long-term situation. |
BBC royal correspondent Peter Hunt, in Copenhagen, says William and his wife attract intense attention wherever they go in the world. | BBC royal correspondent Peter Hunt, in Copenhagen, says William and his wife attract intense attention wherever they go in the world. |
William, who has an ambivalent attitude towards the media, wants to exploit this interest and focus it on the plight of people living in East Africa, our correspondent adds. | William, who has an ambivalent attitude towards the media, wants to exploit this interest and focus it on the plight of people living in East Africa, our correspondent adds. |