Prince William, Kate Middleton visit Shaukat Khanum Hospital in Lahore
Prime Minister Imran Khan founded the health facility in 1994 in the name of his late mother.
LAHORE (Dunya News) – The British royal couple today (Oct. 17) visited Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre in Lahore where they inquired about the health of patients.
#DukeandDuchessofCambridge, Prince William and Kate Middleton visited #ShaukatKhanumHospital and spent memorable moments with our brave cancer patients. #RoyalVisitSKMCH #RoyalVisitPakistan #dukeandduchessofcambridge #royalvisitlahore #shaukatkhanum #SKMCH #williamandkate pic.twitter.com/rsv6PuhhKC
— Shaukat Khanum (@SKMCH) October 17, 2019
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Shaukat Khanum Hospital briefed Prince William and Kate Middleton about the health facility which Lady Diana also visited in 1996 and attended various fundraising events.
Chris Ship, ITV News Royal Editor, who is travelling with the Duke and Duchess expressed, "When Princess Diana went to the children‘s cancer hospital in Lahore in 1996 & 1997, she was shown around by Dr Aasim Yusuf. He is showing the cancer unit to Prince William & Kate today."
When Princess Diana went to the children’s cancer hospital in Lahore in 1996 & 1997, she was shown around by Dr Aasim Yusuf. He is showing the cancer unit to Prince William & Kate today.
— Chris Ship (@chrisshipitv) October 17, 2019
Here are some personal pictures he shared with us of Diana’s visit #RoyalVisitPakistan pic.twitter.com/pgeNgtdgeV
The Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital was founded by Imran Khan, a family friend of the prince and the current prime minister of Pakistan, in the name of his late mother. Diana made high-profile visits to the hospital before her death in a car crash in 1997.
William and Kate, who have frequently donned traditional Pakistani dress by local designers during their trip, have highlighted education and the impact of climate change in the country.
Earlier, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William and Kate Middleton, on the fourth day of their first royal tour of Pakistan, visited Lahore’s historic Badshahi Mosque before a trip to a cancer hospital that his mother, Princess Diana, visited a year before her death.
The royal guests were warmly received by Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar and Governor Chaudhry Sarwar at the Allama Iqbal International Airport. The guests were presented souvenirs by the government officials.
