The British High Commission has confirmed that Prince Edward and Sophie Countess of Wessex will be visiting Antigua and Barbuda as part of their upcoming Caribbean tour set to run from the 22-28 of April also stopping in Grenada, St Lucia, and St Vincent and the Grenadines.
Prince Edward is the Earl of Wessex and the youngest child of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip. He is also 14th in the line of succession to the throne.
The visit is in celebration of Queen Elizabeth’s historic Platinum Jubilee as the longest serving British monarch and titular head of the Antiguan and Barbudan state.
It is confirmed that the royal couple will be guests at the Government House on the morning of April 25 for an event dubbed ‘Showcasing our Nation; Saluting Our People’ which will feature a display of the country’s national symbols, a snippet of creative pieces and expressions of the Antiguan and Barbudan people.
