The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have hugged and comforted young cancer patients and their families on a visit to the leading cancer hospital in Jordan.

Thursday’s visit to the King Hussein Cancer Centre was the final event in a busy two-day trip to the Middle Eastern kingdom for the Sussexes, who travelled to learn more about the humanitarian effort to support the health and wellbeing of Syrians and Palestinians who have sought sanctuary in Jordan.

Earlier, Prince Harry urged a group of recovered addicts to go back to their communities and help others during a tour of Jordan’s National Centre for Rehabilitation of Addicts.

At the hospital, wife Meghan Markle rushed to the side of Huda Ramadan Alrhawjara. She hugged the mother from Gaza after Alrhawjara described how her schoolboy son Mohammad had a recurrence of leukaemia during the recent Israeli conflict against Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

The Duchess of Sussex hugs Huda Ramadan Alrhawjara, whose son is receiving treatment for cancer, on a visit to Jordan. Photo: AAP

Harry quickly made friends with Sham, a 13 year-old-girl from Syria waiting for a chemotherapy session for leukaemia, and he was impressed by her English learnt through a relative, watching movies and Peppa Pig cartoons.

The youngster performed a short piano piece for Sussexes, who applauded and then hugged her before they left.

“He’s really nice, I’ve heard about him, but I never thought I would meet him,” the teenager said of Harry.

Mohammad and Sham were among a group of young Palestinians from Gaza being treated at the cancer centre and invited to meet the duke and duchess.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex speaking to young cancer patients in Jordan. Photo: AAP 

Alrhawjara, who was hugged again by Meghan before she left and also Harry, said: “I’m really happy that the prince and his wife are really on the side of the families, and that they came to hear our stories, it shows their humanity.”

Earlier the couple described the addiction centre as “incredible” after hearing about its holistic approach to dealing with patients, providing activities like a gym and yoga classes.

After chatting to one man who was addicted to drugs but is now a mentor at the centre, Harry said: “I want you guys to know there’s no shame in having an addiction, it stems from something else which is an emotional pain – you’re very, very brave to come here into hospital.

“What you need to do is use this experience and go back into your communities and help other people who are in a similar situation.”

During the visit, Harry and Meghan were invited to write messages of support along with a World Health Organisation delegation they were travelling with. Among the delegation was WHO director-general Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesu, who invited the couple to Jordan.

Harry’s message on a sticky note, left on a wall with others, read: “It’s OK to not be OK. Trust each other.

“Congratulations on your recovery. Now share your courage and experience.”

—AAP