Prince William and wife Kate Middleton paid tribute to Ukrainians struggling for survival in their homeland after visiting a British military training camp in the jungles of Belize during their week-long Caribbean tour.

Prince William, a former British Royal Air Force pilot, spoke about the importance of democracy and noted that Belize had joined many other countries in condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

“Today we think of those struggling in Ukraine and we stand with them in solidarity,” Prince William said during a formal dinner on the grounds of the Cahal Pech Archaeological Reserve with Belize’s prime minister.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s visit to the Central American country coincides with Queen Elizabeth’s 70th year on the throne and comes at a time when colonial-era British behaviour in the Caribbean is under increasing scrutiny.

The remarks by Prince William came after a visit to the British Army Training Support Unit’s (BATSUB) jungle training facility in Belize’s Chiquibul Forest Reserve.

The couple drank water collected in a water vine while meeting military personnel from the United Kingdom and Belize.

Prince William split palm leaves to find water, and the couple was shown jungle-made shelters and animal traps as part of soldier survival techniques.

William and Kate are scheduled to leave Belize on Tuesday morning for Jamaica and the Bahamas.

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