The Prince of Wales, will undertake his inaugural official visit to Saudi Arabia next month, Kensington Palace has confirmed. The three-day trip, from Monday 9th to Wednesday 11th February, comes at the request of the UK Government as the two nations mark nearly a century of diplomatic relations and expanding commercial links.
A royal spokesman said the visit will focus on “growing trade, energy and investment ties” between the United Kingdom and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Details of meetings and events have yet to be announced.
Although Prince William has previously visited neighbouring countries including the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait, this will be his first official engagement in Saudi Arabia. The visit follows high-level UK delegations to the Gulf in recent months: Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer met Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh in December 2024, and Chancellor Rachel Reeves led a UK trade delegation in October 2025 to advance discussions with the Gulf Co-operation Council.
The announcement comes shortly after the Prince and Princess of Wales carried out joint engagements in Scotland. The couple visited the National Curling Academy in Stirling, meeting members of Team GB and Paralympic GB ahead of the Winter Paralympic Games in Milano-Cortina in February and March. Later, they toured Radical Weavers, a charity supporting those affected by trauma through traditional tartan-weaving, and concluded the day at The Gothenburg, a community-run pub in the former mining village of Fallon.
Kensington Palace confirmed that further details of Prince William’s Saudi itinerary will be provided in due course.
