The King met chef Imad Alarnab at his restaurant Imad's Syrian Kitchen. Mr Alarnab is a Syrian chef, entrepreneur and refugee who ran restaurants in Damascus before they were destroyed in the war. Charles also met with other British Syrians, before greeting crowds waiting to meet him in Carnaby Street despite the wet weather. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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00:00Thank you so much. Thank you. This is my mother.
00:07Thank you so much.
00:11So, this is Dana.
00:14Yes, yes. So, my wife takes care of the business and my daughter, Dana,
00:20she's in work in the university and her business is in Hawaiian business.
00:26Three daughters.
00:31How long have you had her?
00:33This is our second year.
00:35We've been somewhere else for three years.
00:40It's a dream come true.
00:44Oh, cool.
00:52Assets in life.
00:54To help people.
00:57When did you first come here?
01:01A couple of years back.
01:04You're opening a series of offices.
01:06I've always wanted to do it.
01:11It's a good time now.
01:15Yes, that would be great.
01:40How are the rest of your family?
01:42They're back in Syria. They're safe.
01:44You're the last one?
01:46The last.
01:48Which is great.
01:50Yes, unfortunately.
01:52So, they're proud of you.
01:54From the past.
01:56From the past.
01:58But still, most of them are proud of you.
02:01The ones with the old ones.
02:05So, how do you feel when you get back?
02:09I guess that's why I wanted to come visit today.
02:15I'm Karim. I'm a health system expert at King's College London.
02:18You're a surgeon.
02:19Actually, I have just arrived from Syria.
02:21Really?
02:22Yes.
02:23Any risk?
02:24Yes, only this morning, actually.
02:25This morning?
02:26For this?
02:27Actually, yes.
02:31It is the time now to contribute to both the UK and Syria.
02:34Absolutely.
02:37Hello.
02:40Have you come a few years ago?
02:42No, it was 13 years ago, I guess.
02:45Have you found a job?
02:49Yes, I tried to find my own business here.
02:53It was just a personalised baby care here.
02:57I started my new job here.
02:59Not yet?
03:01Not yet.
03:03That's so good.
03:04Is it going well?
03:05Yes, it's personalised.
03:08I'm very happy with it.
03:11That's so good.
03:13You're in love.
03:17I'm a Syrian doctor and a refugee as well in the UK.
03:21A GP?
03:23Not yet qualified.
03:25I'm doing a PhD in medical evacuation in siege.
03:29Based on the experience we had in Syria,
03:32I'm doing it in King's College here.
03:34So you're learning the lesson?
03:35Hopefully, yes.
03:36Not to happen again.
03:38Your Majesty.
03:39Nice to meet you.
03:40Another doctor?
03:41No, the first time here when I arrived to the UK,
03:44called for Sama.
03:46It was BAFTA winner.
03:48It was about our life in Syria and his own experience in the hospital.
03:53The most nominated documentary in the BAFTA history
03:57with four BAFTA nominations.
03:59I met Prince William at that time when we were there.
04:03Has it helped a lot?
04:04Yes, it did a lot.
04:06Exactly.
04:07It was really amazing because what we documented was like crimes.
04:11And to be able to, you know, everyone here to see it
04:14and to talk about Syria all this time was very important for us.
04:18Have you done another film?
04:19I've done two more films.
04:20I've done one about the earthquake that happened last year in Syria and Turkey.
04:24Also, we met you at the grief space in Trafalgar Square at that time.
04:30Yes, we were by that time.
04:37Thank you so much.
04:54Thank you for stopping and having a delicious lunch here.
04:57Thank you so much.
04:59Thank you so much.
05:00Nice, wonderful food in the next hours.
05:02Actually, I'm sure it's even better.
05:05No, I'm kidding.
05:08Actually, Syrian food is very well known.
05:11It's because of the simplicity of the food.
05:15So, it's very well known.
05:17And a lot of aubergine.
05:19A lot.
05:20This is the first time I think even we come together for happy music.
05:24Okay?
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