Prince Charles and Camilla will tour Cyprus for the first time since the Queen’s 1993 visit before meeting King Abdullah and Queen Rania in Jordan next month
- The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall will visit the Republic of Cyprus next month
- Visit will mark first time a royal has visited the country since the Queen in 1993
- They will visit Jordan and Prince Charles will also vist Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall will visit the Republic of Cyprus next month, to recognise the work of the UN Peacekeeping Force and celebrate traditional Cypriot culture.
The overall week-long visit, which kicks off on the 17th March, will mark the first time a royal has visited the country since the Queen in 1993.
Prince Charles, 71, and Camilla, 72, will also tour Jordan, where they will meet King Abdallah II and Queen Rania of Jordan and take in a number of other sites of cultural, religious and environmental significance across the country.
Charles will also vist Bosnia and Herzegovina, and will see the memorial at Srebrenica to mark the 25th anniversary of the genocide.
The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall (seen in Auckland last November) will visit the Republic of Cyprus next month, to recognise the work of the UN Peacekeeping Force and celebrate traditional Cypriot culture
Confirming the news on their Clarence House Instagram today, they wrote: ‘The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall will jointly visit the Republic of Cyprus and Jordan next month’
Confirming the news on their Clarence House Instagram today, they wrote: ‘The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall will jointly visit the Republic of Cyprus and Jordan next month.
‘Prior to this, The Prince will also visit Bosnia and Herzegovina. In the year of the 25th anniversary of the genocide, The Prince will visit Bosnia and Herzegovina where he will highlight reforms to improve citizens’ lives.
‘The Prince and The Duchess will make their first official visit to The Republic of Cyprus to recognise the work of the UN Peacekeeping Force and celebrate traditional Cypriot culture.
‘Their Royal Highnesses will visit The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to learn what the country is doing to support refugees and showcase its rich cultural history.’
Prince Charles, 71, and Camilla, 72, will also tour Jordan, where they will meet King Abdallah II and Queen Rania of Jordan (seen in France last March) and take in a number of other sites of cultural, religious and environmental significance across the country
Charles will kick off the tour on the 17th March, visiting Bosnia and Herzegovina to demonstrate the UK’s increased commitment to BiH and the Western Balkans region, its support for reforms to improve citizens’ lives.
The Prince of Wales will then be joined by the Duchess of Cornwall on the 18th March, as they visit to The Republic of Cyprus to celebrate the historic ties between the United Kingdom and Cyprus.
The last leg of the tour will see Charles and Camilla return to Jordan from the 21st to the 25th March, to highlight their close ties with Jordan, underpinned by the long-standing, warm relationship between the two Royal Families.
The couple will see how the country supports its one million refugees fleeing conflict, and meet members of the Jordanian Royal Family.
Seen: Prince Charles, Prince of Wales and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall in the Throne Room during the The Queen’s Anniversary Prizes at Buckingham Palace on February 20