Prince William visits Kuwait and Oman on Middle East tour

<h2>DAY THREE: OMAN</h2> <p>On the third day of his trip to Oman and Kuwait, <Strong><a href=/tags/0/prince-william>Prince William</a></strong> stepped out to a beach at Wadi al-Arbeen, in Oman's mountains just outside of its capital, Muscat. <p>The Duke of Cambridge spent time listening to elders about their sustainability challenges and environmental issues that are affecting their community, and then also joined an <strong>Outward Bound</strong> training exercise there. <p><Strong>Keep scrolling or click through the gallery (if you're on desktop) to see the best photos from William's day!</strong> <p>Photo: &copy; Sultan al-Hassani/AFP via Getty Images
When he arrived at Wadi al-Arbeen, William was greeted by children, who were very happy to see him, and vice versa! <p>Photo: &copy; Sultan al-Hassani/AFP via Getty Images
From there, he walked with people who live in the area to the village of Suwaih. <p>Photo: &copy; Sultan al-Hassani/AFP via Getty Images
They sat down in the village square in a circle, and William respectfully took off his shoes. <p>Photo: &copy; Sultan al-Hasani/AFP via Getty Images
He then spent time listening to elders talk about environmental concerns. Just like his father <strong><a href=/tags/0/prince-charles>Prince Charles</a></strong>, the Duke of Cambridge is a keen environmentalist who is passionate about conservation issues. <p>Photo: &copy; Sultan al-Hassani/AFP via Getty Images
Following the discussion, William joined a group at an Outward Bound Oman demonstration. The group had been working on building a bridge, walking through the mountains and doing leadership exercises. <p>Photo: &copy; Sultan al-Hasani/AFP via Getty Images
Since the group was full of young people, he asked them about what challenges they were experiencing. They said the job market is a challenge. <p>Photo: &copy; Sultan al-Hassani/AFP via Getty Images
<strong><A href=/tags/0/prince-william>Prince William</a></strong> is in the Middle East, where he is on an official visit to Kuwait and Oman. The Duke of Cambridge arrived on Dec. 1 and will return to the UK on Dec. 4. <p><strong>Click through the gallery (or keep scrolling if you're on mobile) to see the best photos from William's trip!</strong> <p>Photo: &copy; Yasser Al-Zayyat/AFP via Getty Images
<h2>DAY TWO: KUWAIT AND OMAN</h2> <p>On Dec. 3, the Duke of Cambridge began his day at Sheikh Salem al-Ali al-Sabah Camp just north of Kuwait City, where he met with defence officials and watched them take part in Exercise Desert Warrior, a training exercise. <p>Photo: &copy; Yasser al-Zayyat/AFP via Getty Images
William put on protective earwear and headed into a building on the base. <p>Photo: &copy; Yasser al-Zayyat/AFP via Getty Images
The Duke of Cambridge then watched the exercise from inside the base. <p>Kuwait is an important defence ally with the United Kingdom, which helped liberate the country during the Gulf War in the 1990s. <p>Photo: &copy; Yasser al-Zayyat/AFP via Getty Images
<h2>DAY ONE: KUWAIT</h2> <p>William began his day by visiting the Jahra Pools nature reserve, just north of Kuwait City, where he took part in a beach cleaning exercise. <p>Photo: &copy; Yasser al-Zayyat/AFP via Getty Images
While there, he met with Sheikh <strong>Abdullah Ahmad Al-Humoud Al-Sabah</strong>, the head of Kuwait's environment authority (left) and spoke with a staff member at the reserve about initiatives to green the beach. <p>Photo: &copy; Yasser al-Zayyat/AFP via Getty Images
Just like his father, <strong><a href=/tags/0/prince-charles>Prince Charles</a></strong>, the Duke of Cambridge is a keen environmentalist. <p>Photo: &copy; Yasser al-Zayyat/AFP via Getty Images
William made a passionate comment about plastic water bottles and the damage they cause to the environment through littering. He said the <strong><a href=/tags/0/british-royals>Royal Family</a></strong> recycle as much as possible and the Cambridges' staff are "plastic free." <p>"I hate plastic bottles now and I look at them and I literally think it's the enemy," he said, kneeling down to pick one up. "We have made a difference to the way we live. We've made sure when travelling here we only take our metal bottles with us. Lots of metal bottles. "You see a plastic bottle and I'm like, 'ugh!' Horrible, isn't it?" <p>Photo: &copy; Yasser al-Zayyat/AFP via Getty Images
The duke later attended a special meeting with Sheikh <strong>Mohammed al-Abdullah al-Sabah</strong>, deputy minister for royal affairs (centre), and <strong>Sahar al-Aqab</strong>, the director of the cultural centres department at the Kuwaiti royal palace (left). He visited the Abdullah al-Salem Cultural Centre in Kuwait City, where he learned about the country’s heritage and history. <p>Photo: &copy; Yasser al-Zayyat/AFP via Getty Images
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