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Charles & Camilla Continue Royal Visit Ghana - Camilla Receives Traditional Kente Robes
Yesterday The Prince of Wales attended the Accra Ridge Church in Accra, on the third day of the #RoyalVisitGhana 🇬🇭
The Prince and The Duchess then travelled to Kumasi and visited the @ManhyiaPalace for a Durbar and Tea with the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II (absolute monarch of the Kingdom of Ashanti). #RoyalVisitGhana 🇬🇭
The Duchess is presented with Kente robes at a tea with the King’s spouse Lady Julia. Traditionally only woven by men, Kente cloth is contains a lot of symbolism and the colours have various meanings.
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Their Royal Highnesses then attended the Durbar and cultural display. #RoyalVisitGhana 🇬🇭
The Prince then visited the new Kumasi Market and meets the “Queen Mothers” of the market, who represent the 10,000 people who trade there.
The Prince visited a cocoa farm in the area. First he was introduced to the Chief of Kona, Nana Konadu Yiadom Kumanin IV and was presented with this portrait, painted by a local artist. #RoyalVisitGhana 🇬🇭
The Duchess visited the National Cultural Centre accompanied by Lady Julia. #RoyalVisitGhana 🇬🇭
The Prince also went to the university to plant a tree and inaugurate ‘The Prince of Wales Park’.
Today The Prince of Wales has given a speech on The Commonwealth on the #RoyalVisitGhana
In the speech HRH talked about the importance of the Commonwealth and people-to-people connections.
The Duchess this morning attended a Women of the World @WOWtweetUK event, meeting Mr. Chikodi Onyemerela, Director of
Programmes and Partnerships at the @BritishCouncil and @JudeKelly_ CBE, founder of WOW. #RoyalVisitGhana 🇬🇭