PRINCE CHARLES ARRIVES IN SRI LANKA

Britain’s Prince Charles arrived at the Bandaranaike International Airport today, for the opening of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM).

The Prince of Wales, joined by The Duchess of Cornwall, arrived in Sri Lanka for his three day visit today, which incidentally is his sixty-fifth birthday.

At a reception to be held to mark His Royal Highness’ birthday he will meet a range of people from Sri Lankan society. The garden at Westminster House, the venue for the party, will host a small organic market, at which The Prince and Duchess will view local produce and learn about farming in Sri Lanka.

On Friday (November 15) The Prince will represent The Queen as Head of the Commonwealth in the CHOGM opening ceremony, and will host other Commonwealth events including a reception for business leaders and a dinner for Heads of Government.

He will then spend Saturday in the hill country, the British High Commission in Colombo said. In Kandy he will be visiting the iconic Temple of the Tooth Relic, the British Garrison Cemetery and the historic Peredeniya Botanical Gardens.

Moving on to Nuwara Eliya, he will see visit the Labookellie tea estate and see the inspiring work of a British man and his Sri Lankan wife at a school for children with disabilities.