Prince Charles begins five day visit to Ghana today

The Prince of Wales and heir apparent to the British throne Prince Charles is expected to arrive in Ghana today November 2, 2018.

Prince Charles who is the eldest child of Queen Elizabeth II is expected to be in Ghana with his wife Camilla to deepen the British Monarch’s historical ties with its former colonies, including Ghana.

He together with his wife will be welcomed at the Jubilee House by President Akufo-Addo and the first lady Mrs Rebecca Akufo-Addo.

The Presidency will hold a State Banquet in honour of the royal family. The State Banquet will be attended by senior dignitaries, a number of British Ghanaians, as well as prominent figures from business, arts, culture, and media.

The Prince will also attend a meeting with Ghanaian and International business leaders to discuss sustainable practices in Ghana’s cocoa industry and key environmental issues.

His Royal Highness will visit the Christiansborg Castle, once a Danish and then British, slave fort, which was until a few years ago the seat of Ghana’s Government after independence, to discuss the future restoration and reuse of the area, as part of a major redevelopment of Accra’s waterfront, conceived by the Ghanaian Government with the architect Sir David Adjaye.

Their Royal Highnesses will also visit Kumasi to meet His Majesty Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the Asantehene at the Manhyia Palace.

The Prince and The Duchess will then attend a traditional durbar or procession at the palace with the Asantehene and local chiefs.