Prince William arrives in Israel for historic first official Royal visit

Prince William has arrived in Israel for the historic first ever official visit by a senior Royal to the Jewish state.

His RAF Voyager landed at Ben Gurion Airport on Monday afternoon ahaead of his three-day visit which will include visits the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial, the Mount of Olives and meetings with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

He was met by Mark Regev, Israel's ambassador to the UK and travelled to Jerusalem, where he will spent the night.