It's less than a week since Prince Charles was last in Saudi Arabia and just under three months since Prince Harry last visited the Middle East. Now Clarence House has announced that the Prince of Wales is to set out on a whirlwind solo tour of the region early next month, with the United Arab Emirates, Jordan and Kuwait on the itinerary. However, the trip could prove controversial thanks to the presence of Qatar and Saudi Arabia on the schedule. New tour: Charles, pictured here arriving in Riyadh last week, is to tour the Middle East next month Regular visitor: Prince Charles arrives in Riyadh for the funeral of King Abdullah last weekend
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Charles will travel to the Middle East at the beginning of next month
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Stops include Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Jordan and the UAE
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Charles will be hosted by the royals of each country on the itinerary
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He toured many of the same countries with Camilla last year
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Clarence House says the tour is at the request of the British Government
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Charles was in Saudi Arabia last week for the funeral of King Abdullah
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Prince Harry is a recent visitor and toured Oman and the UAE in November
During the 2014 tour, the couple had an almost identical itinerary with a single exception - @placeholder, which was on last year's tour, has been swapped for the UAE and Kuwait.