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26 July 2012 Last updated at 13:26

Prince Willam and Kate to visit world's oldest rainforest

Duke and Duchess of Cambridge

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will visit the world's oldest rainforest in September as part of their Diamond Jubilee tour.

As part of a nine-day visit they'll stop off at the island of Borneo, in the far east, and head into the jungle.

Borneo is an island with three areas run by three different countries - Malaysia, Brunei, and Indonesia.

The Sabah forest, in the Malaysian part, is home to rare plants as well as elephants, rhinos and orangutans.

parasitic plant flower William and Kate might get to see a metre-wide 'parasitic plant flower' - one of the largest plants in the world.

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