Prince Charles will carry out his first royal tour to Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories next month, Clarence House announced today.

The prince, 71, will commemorate the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau as part of the official visit.

Charles has twice visited Jerusalem on behalf of the Queen for the funerals of President Shimon Peres and Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, but this is the first time he has undertaken official engagements in either Israel or the Occupied Palestinian Territories.

It was also announced that the Duchess of Cornwall will attend a service at Auschwitz-Birkenau on 27 January, International Holocaust Remembrance Day, to mark the anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi concentration camp.

Prince Charles will visit Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories next month, Clarence House announced today. Pictured, Charles at an event in London last week

Prince Charles was invited by Israeli president Reuven Rivlin to attend the World Holocaust Forum at the World Holocaust Remembrance Centre in Jerusalem on 23 January.

He will carry out a number of other engagements in Israel on behalf of the British Government.

At the invitation of Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, the prince will also visit the Occupied Palestinian Territories where His Royal Highness will carry out further engagements.

It was also announced that the Duchess of Cornwall will attend a service at Auschwitz-Birkenau on 27 January, International Holocaust Remembrance Day, to mark the anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi concentration camp. Pictured, Camilla at an event last week

Other details about the tour have yet to be released.

Meanwhile the Duchess of Cornwall is set to attend a service at Auschwitz-Birkenau on 27 January, International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

Approximately 200 Auschwitz and Holocaust survivors from the United Kingdom and several other European countries, the United States, Canada, Israel and Australia will take part in the service.

This will be The Duchess of Cornwall's third official visit to Poland, having previously visited with Prince Charles in 2008 and 2010.