Los Duques de Cambridge, Catalina y Guillermo, de gira por Pakistán / Foto Samir Hussein/Pool via REUTERS
El príncipe Guillermo y su esposa Catalina volaron cerca de la frontera afgana para visitar el remoto glaciar Hindu Kush el miércoles tras pasar la mañana probándose gorros tradicionales de plumas y elegantes mantones.
La pareja británica viajó en helicóptero al Parque Nacional del Valle de Broghil para observar los efectos del cambio climático en una de las zonas con más glaciares del mundo.
Los residentes de la región han alertado sobre el deshielo de los glaciares, que causó inundaciones devastadoras en 2015 dejando a miles de familias sin vivienda justo cuando se acercaba otro invierno.
El duque de Cambridge calificó el derretimiento glaciar de “catástrofe inminente” en un discurso pronunciado en una recepción en Islamabad el martes.
La pareja se reunió con expertos ambientales para discutir sobre el derretimiento antes de pasar la tarde con los Kalash, antigua tribu politeísta que celebra a sus dioses con música y danzas.
Los activistas han hecho campaña para preservar las tradiciones de la tribu en decadencia, estimada actualmente en unas 3.000 personas, convirtiéndolas en la minoría religiosa más pequeña de Pakistán.
Recorrido por el complejo
Durante un reabastecimiento de combustible camino al glaciar, en Chitrali, el Duque y la Duquesa probaron una gorra con una pluma de pavo real, que los medios locales dijeron era un regalo de los residentes locales.
Los sombreros planos de lana, también conocidos como “pakols”, son populares en el norte de Pakistán y en todo Afganistán, aunque las decoraciones de plumas suelen reservarse para ocasiones especiales.
El Palacio de Kensington ha definido el viaje de cinco días, que termina el viernes, como la gira “más compleja” hasta la fecha.
La pareja almorzó el martes con el primer ministro Imran Khan, un viejo amigo de la madre de Guillermo, la difunta princesa Diana.
La pareja principesca, que goza de un operativo de seguridad muy estricto, también tiene programado visitar la segunda ciudad más grande de Pakistán, Lahore, excapital del Imperio Mogol, así como la región cerca de la frontera con Afganistán. AFP
Britain’s Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge visit a settlement of the Kalash people in Chitral, Pakistan, October 16, 2019. Samir Hussein/Pool via REUTERS
Britain’s Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge visit a settlement of the Kalash people in Chitral, Pakistan, October 16, 2019. Samir Hussein/Pool via REUTERS
Britain’s Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, arrive to attend a reception hosted by the British High Commissioner to Pakistan in Islamabad, Pakistan October 15, 2019. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls
Britain’s Prince William makes a speech as he attends a special reception with Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, hosted by the British High Commissioner to Pakistan, Thomas Drew, at the Pakistan National Monument in Islamabad, Pakistan October 15, 2019. Chris Jackson/Pool via REUTERS
Britain’s Prince William arrives by Tuk Tuk with Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, as they attend a reception hosted by the British High Commissioner to Pakistan, Thomas Drew, at the Pakistan National Monument in Islamabad, Pakistan October 15, 2019. Chris Jackson/Pool via REUTERS
Britain’s Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, speak with guests as they attend a reception hosted by the British High Commissioner to Pakistan, Thomas Drew, at the Pakistan National Monument in Islamabad, Pakistan October 15, 2019. Chris Jackson/Pool via REUTERS
Britain’s Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, speak with guests as they attend a reception hosted by the British High Commissioner to Pakistan, Thomas Drew, at the Pakistan National Monument in Islamabad, Pakistan October 15, 2019. Chris Jackson/Pool via REUTERS
Britain’s Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, attend a reception hosted by the British High Commissioner to Pakistan, Thomas Drew, at the Pakistan National Monument in Islamabad, Pakistan October 15, 2019. Chris Jackson/Pool via REUTERS
Britain’s Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, pose as they attend a reception hosted by the British High Commissioner to Pakistan, Thomas Drew, at the Pakistan National Monument in Islamabad, Pakistan October 15, 2019. Chris Jackson/Pool via REUTERS
Britain’s Prince William arrives in Chitral, Pakistan, October 16, 2019 . Samir Hussein/Pool via REUTERS
Britain’s Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge arrives in Chitral, Pakistan, October 16, 2019 . Samir Hussein/Pool via REUTERS
Britain’s Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge arrives in Chitral, Pakistan, October 16, 2019 . Samir Hussein/Pool via REUTERS
Britain’s Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge arrive in Chitral, Pakistan, October 16, 2019 . Samir Hussein/Pool via REUTERS
Britain’s Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge visit a settlement of the Kalash people in Chitral, Pakistan, October 16, 2019. Samir Hussein/Pool via REUTERS
Britain’s Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge look at each other while visiting a settlement of the Kalash people in Chitral, Pakistan, October 16, 2019. Samir Hussein/Pool via REUTERS
Britain’s Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge visit a settlement of the Kalash people in Chitral, Pakistan, October 16, 2019. Samir Hussein/Pool via REUTERS
Britain’s Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge visit a settlement of the Kalash people in Chitral, Pakistan, October 16, 2019. Samir Hussein/Pool via REUTERS
Britain’s Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge is greeted during a visit at a settlement of the Kalash people in Chitral, Pakistan, October 16, 2019. Samir Hussein/Pool via REUTERS
Britain’s Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge is greeted during a visit at a settlement of the Kalash people in Chitral, Pakistan, October 16, 2019. Samir Hussein/Pool via REUTERS
Britain’s Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge smiles during a visit at a settlement of the Kalash people in Chitral, Pakistan, October 16, 2019. Samir Hussein/Pool via REUTERS
Britain’s Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge visit the Chiatibo glacier in the Hindu Kush mountain range in the Chitral District of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province in Pakistan, October 16, 2019. Neil Hall/Pool via REUTERS
Britain’s Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge visits the Chiatibo glacier in the Hindu Kush mountain range in the Chitral District of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province in Pakistan, October 16, 2019. Neil Hall/Pool via REUTERS
Britain’s Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge visit flood victims at a village in the Chitral District of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province in Pakistan, October 16, 2019. Neil Hall/Pool via REUTERS
Britain’s Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge visit flood victims at a village in the Chitral District of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province in Pakistan, October 16, 2019. Neil Hall/Pool via REUTERS
Britain’s Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge visit flood victims at a village in the Chitral District of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province in Pakistan, October 16, 2019. Neil Hall/Pool via REUTERS
Britain’s Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge visit a village in the Chitral District of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province in Pakistan, October 16, 2019. Neil Hall/Pool via REUTERS
Britain’s Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge visit a village in the Chitral District of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province in Pakistan, October 16, 2019. Neil Hall/Pool via REUTERS
Britain’s Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge visit a village in the Chitral District of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province in Pakistan, October 16, 2019. Neil Hall/Pool via REUTERS
Britain’s Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge visit a village in the Chitral District of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province in Pakistan, October 16, 2019. Neil Hall/Pool via REUTERS
