Jordan's Queen Rania visits refugees on Greek island of Lesbos


Queen Rania of Jordan (C) meets with Syrian refugee women during her visit at the Kara Tepe refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesbos, April 25, 2016. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis

LESBOS, Greece (Reuters) - Queen Rania of Jordan met refugees at a camp on the Greek island of Lesbos on Monday in a visit to highlight the plight of people she said had "seen unspeakable horror and experienced unthinkable tragedy".

Scores of refugees and migrants clapped and cheered as she walked through the Kara Tepe camp, taking photographs and giving her notes.

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