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'There's no shame in having an addiction', Prince Harry tells recovered users on Jordan trip

Prince Harry has told a group of recovered addicts "there's no shame in having an addiction", as he urged them to go back to their communities and help others.

During the second day of their Jordan trip, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex visited the country's National Centre for Rehabilitation of Addicts which they called "incredible".

The couple listened to a group of men describing the emotional toll of substance abuse and the assistance they have received from the facility in the capital Amman.

It has a holistic approach to helping patients, providing activities like a gym and yoga classes.

The pair were invited to write messages of support.

Harry's message on a sticky-note, left on a wall with others, read: "It's ok to not be ok. Trust each other.

"Congratulations on your recovery. Now share your courage and experience."

Meghan wrote: "Congratulations on your dedication to your care. Wishing you continued healing and happiness."

The couple were with a World Health Organisation delegation, including its director-general Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesu, who invited the couple to Jordan.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex also visited the regional offices of the World Central Kitchen (WCK).

While there, they heard about the organisation's huge logistical task of feeding a million Palestinians in Gaza.

Harry and Meghan talked via a video call with a distribution leader at one of WCK's six field kitchens in the Palestinian territory, producing daily hot meals for around 60% of the population.

Wadhah Hubaishi, the organisation's response director for the Middle East and North Africa, told the couple that ochre and rice was the meal for Thursday.

He said: "This is one of our most delicious meals for the Gaza people. Within two hours, we will start distributing the food."

"We need 20 trucks (of supplies) every day from Egypt, not enough trucks are coming in, that really affects us more than any other actor."

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Mr Hubaishi said their mantra was "food with smiles" provided by Gazans for Gazans and highlighted the need for food by telling the couple the touching story of a boy who had never seen a banana.

He explained how "a three-year-old ate a banana and asked his father 'can I eat the peel'".

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