The Duke and Duchess of Sussex hugged and comforted young cancer patients and their families during an emotional visit to Jordan's leading cancer hospital, where they listened to harrowing accounts of childhood illness and resilience.
During the visit to the King Hussein Cancer Centre, Meghan rushed to the side of a distressed mother from Gaza, holding her hands and rubbing her arm as the woman broke down in tears while describing her son's fight with leukaemia.
Meghan showed empathy with Huda Ramadan Alrhawjara, hugging the mother after she explained how her schoolboy son Mohammad suffered a recurrence of leukaemia during the recent Israeli conflict against Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
Through tears, Mrs Alrhawjara, who has spent 18 months in Jordan with her son for his treatment, said in Arabic: 'It doesn't matter if it takes four years, what matters is to have him healthy.'
The mother and son were among a group of young Palestinians from Gaza being treated at the centre and invited to meet the duke and duchess. Mrs Alrhawjara was hugged again by Meghan before she left and also Harry.
She later said: 'I'm really happy that the prince and his wife are really on the side of the families, and that they came to hear our stories, it shows their humanity.'
The Sussexes began their tour by meeting young patients in a play area designed to put children at ease before treatment, allowing them a moment of normality away from the wards.
Many of the people they visited were young Palestinians from Gaza being treated at the centre and were invited to meet the duke and duchess.
Prince Harry quickly struck up a friendship with Sham, a 13-old-girl from Syria waiting for a chemotherapy session for leukaemia later that day.
The pair bonded over her English, which she learned through a relative, watching films and Peppa Pig cartoons.
Later, the teenager performed a short piano piece for the Sussexes and was applauded warmly by the couple, who hugged the girl before they moved on.
She said of the encounter: 'He's really nice, I've heard about him, but I never thought I would meet him.'
Meghan Markle was also seen chatting to a little boy busily colouring in pictures, while speaking with staff about their patients as everyone sat together on tiny chairs.
The hospital visit marked the final engagement in a packed two-day trip to Jordan, during which the Sussexes learned more about humanitarian efforts supporting the health and wellbeing of Syrians and Palestinians who have sought sanctuary in the country.
Earlier, Harry urged a group of recovered addicts to return to their communities and support others during a visit to Jordan's National Centre for Rehabilitation of Addicts, telling them: 'There's no shame in having an addiction'.
The hospital visit marked the final engagement in a packed two-day trip to Jordan, during which the Sussexes learned more about humanitarian efforts supporting the health and wellbeing of Syrians and Palestinians.
The Sussexes began their tour by meeting young patients in a play area designed to put children at ease before treatment.
Harry and Meghan landed in the capital, Amman, late on Tuesday night and swiftly embarked on what critics have described as a royal-style tour, packed with charity visits and photo opportunities.
This included an event at the British Ambassador's residence with World Health Organisation officials and embassy staff yesterday, which some critics branded 'entirely inappropriate'.