Words Carinya Sharples Pictured Prince Charles in Uganda (WaterAid/Paul Hetherington)
The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall, aka Prince Charles and Camilla, are to tour South Africa and Tanzania on an official visit from November 2-9.
The main focus of their trip is trade and investment to "support Britain’s economic recovery and strengthen the economies of our partners". Other key topics for this officially titled 'Commonwealth Tour' include employment, education, support for disadvantaged young people, and conservation of traditional livelihoods and wildlife.
With the Durban Climate Summit taking place from November 28 to December 9, sustainability issues will also be on the table. The summit, official known as COP17/CMP7, is an annual meeting of signatories of the Kyoto Protocol on how to best implement the UN Convention on Climate Change. Non-signatories of the protocol are allowed to attend too, however they do not have the right to make decisions.
In Tanzania, the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall will visit President Kitwete at his residence in Dar es Salaam, a Maasai village in Kilimanjaro, Arusha National Park and Zanzibar. They will also join in Tanzania's 50th anniversary of independence celebrations.
While in South Africa, the royal couple will tour Cape Town, Johannesburg, Pretoria and KwaZulu-Natal, stopping off at the Mandela Foundation to meet Nelson Mandela's wife, Graca Michel; Cape Town Cathedral; the University of Cape Town; and township projects, including the Clean Development Mechanism, which has converted an entire township to solar power. They won't, however, meet President Jacob Zuma who is expected to be overseas at the CHOGM (Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting) and G20 meetings.
For more information on the royal tour, visit www.princeofwales.gov.uk