With a star turn in New York and a celebrity-packed baby shower for the Duchess, and a series of visits to military and underprivileged children for the Duke, it has been quite the week in the Sussex household.

As they landed in Morocco last night, it was back to business as a team for a whirlwind tour, which will see them boost the profile of gender equality, try out their French and meet their royal family counterparts.

The Duchess, who will have “medical provision” at more than seven months pregnant, will get a henna tattoo and eat recipes from her cookbook, as the country uses the high profile of the Royal visit to bolster its credentials on the world stage.

The trip, which has been planned with relatively short notice, will see the couple received by the King of Morocco for an audience, as well as meeting privately with the 15-year-old Crown Prince Moulay Hassan at the royal residence.