{"id":2761,"date":"2024-04-30T15:09:43","date_gmt":"2024-04-30T15:09:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailywashingtoninsider.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/30\/first-british-royal-visits-ukraine-since-russian-invasion-began\/"},"modified":"2024-04-30T15:09:43","modified_gmt":"2024-04-30T15:09:43","slug":"first-british-royal-visits-ukraine-since-russian-invasion-began","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailywashingtoninsider.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/30\/first-british-royal-visits-ukraine-since-russian-invasion-began\/","title":{"rendered":"First British royal visits Ukraine since Russian invasion began"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/clvm40yhe001dtsnq8u9uczm8@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            The Duchess of&nbsp;Edinburgh&nbsp;has become the first member of the British royal family to visit Ukraine since Russia\u2019s invasion in 2022, Buckingham Palace announced on Monday.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/clvm46npd00063b6jsufozupb@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            Sophie, the Duchess of&nbsp;Edinburgh, who is the wife of Prince Edward, King Charles\u2019 youngest sibling, travelled to Ukraine on Monday to \u201cshow her solidarity with survivors of conflict-related sexual violence and torture,\u201d the palace said.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/clvm46npd00073b6jugswxbfb@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            The duchess is a champion of the UK\u2019s Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative and the United Nations\u2019 Women, Peace and Security Agenda.    <\/p>\n<div data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/factbox\/instances\/clvm4capy00013b6jz1kbh561@published\" class=\"factbox_inline-small         factbox_inline-small__  \" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"factbox_inline-small__title\" data-editable=\"title\">    GET OUR FREE ROYAL NEWSLETTER  <\/h3>\n<ul class=\"factbox_inline-small__items factbox_inline-small__items--ul\">  <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/clvm46npd00093b6jll3wdesi@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            Sophie met survivors of conflict-related sexual violence and torture, as well as children who were allegedly&nbsp;forcibly separated from their families&nbsp;by Russia,&nbsp;according to&nbsp;Buckingham Palace.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/clvm46npd000a3b6jdz0yrgch@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            \u201cSurvivors here and around the world have spoken out so bravely about their experiences,\u201d the Duchess of&nbsp;Edinburgh&nbsp;said. \u201cThey are the most powerful advocates who remind us all that we must not turn our backs on the horrors of this crime, we must never forget survivors.\u201d    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/clvm46npd000b3b6jn89r16b3@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            \u201cRather, we must stand shoulder to shoulder with all survivors to secure justice and holistic redress, and ensure that this crime isn\u2019t an accepted part of conflict,\u201d she said, adding that the survivors\u2019 \u201crights and their voices must be at the heart of all our efforts to consign conflict-related sexual violence to the history books.\u201d    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/clvm46npd000c3b6jfurl8f21@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            Sophie paid her respects to those who died in Bucha, a suburb of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, which was briefly occupied by Russia at the start of its full-scale invasion.&nbsp;Hundreds of civilians, including women, children and the elderly, were killed indiscriminately during the month-long occupation.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/clvm46npd000d3b6j68nk2src@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            The duchess also met with Ukraine\u2019s President Volodymyr Zelensky and First Lady Olena Zelenska to discuss support for survivors of conflict-related sexual violence, as well as the role of women in ensuring that Ukraine\u2019s \u201crecovery and reconstruction is effective and long-lasting,\u201d Buckingham Palace said.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/clvm46npd000e3b6jna0kgc3k@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            Sophie has previously visited countries including Kosovo, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Colombia to highlight the impact of conflict on survivors, hearing first-hand accounts from those who have experienced conflict-related sexual violence.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/clvm46npd000f3b6jjyjg3i51@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            In March 2023,&nbsp;Prince William visited the Ukrainian-Polish border&nbsp;to meet 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