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General News of Friday, 2 November 2018

Source: ghananewsagency.org

Prince of Wales calls on Akufo-Addo

Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall

The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall Friday called on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo at the Jubilee House moments after their arrival in Ghana.

The royal couple, who are on a four-day visit to Ghana, as part of a week's tour of West Africa that has already taken them to Gambia, are in the country to celebrate the shared values and cultures between the United Kingdom and Ghana.

On arrival at the Jubilee House, Prince Charles inspected a full guard of Honour mounted by a detachment of the Ghana Army, and took the National salutes of both countries.

Prince Charles, who turns 70 this year, would hold bilateral talks with President Akufo-Addo, and the pair is expected to celebrate the history and significant ties between both nations.

The Prince as part of his visit to the country, would attend a programme at the Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery in Accra, and leave for Kumasi on the morning of Saturday, November 3, 2018 for a Durbar that would be held in his honour, and also visit the Kumasi Central Market.

He would on Sunday, November 4, 2018, join President Akufo-Addo for a thanksgiving service at the Ridge Church in Accra, and later visit the Osu Castle.

On Monday, November 5, 2018, the Prince Charles is to address a public lecture at the Accra International Conference Centre, and visit the Jamestown quarters of Accra later in the day.

He would be honoured on the same Monday with a State Banquet at the Jubilee House.

The Prince and his wife, leave Ghana for the United Kingdom on Tuesday, November 6, 2018.