Britain’s King Charles and wife Queen Camilla have arrived in Kenya on Tuesday October 31st to begin a four-day visit to East African country.
It marked the royal couples third foreign trip and their first to Africa since Charles became king last year following the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth, last year.
Addressing aspects of Britain’s colonial past, issues related to the climate crisis, education and the importance of national security will top the monarch’s agenda.
The royal visit kicked off with a welcoming ceremony at the State House led by Kenyan President William Ruto and the country’s first lady.
It was followed by a visit to Uhuru Gardens National Monument and Museum — a new location dedicated to telling Kenya’s history through Kenyan voices — where the king laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior.
Britain’s King Charles III, center, lays a wreath in honor of those who died in Kenya’s quest for independence, at Uhuru Gardens in Nairobi, Oct. 31, 2023.
Kenya holds symbolic significance for Charles’ family because of what it represented for his late mother, who was in Kenya when she learned her father had died and she had become queen.
The trip comes as the African nation celebrates 60 years of independence from Britain.
