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HRH arrives in India

2nd October 2010

The Prince of Wales has arrived in India for the start of a four-day tour that will see him attend the opening of the Commonwealth Games in India.

Joined by The Duchess of Cornwall, The Prince of Wales will represent The Queen at the opening of the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi. In addition, Their Royal Highnesses will spend time with athletes from a broad cross-section of Commonwealth countries.

Given the importance of relations between India and the United Kingdom, and following the Prime Minister’s recent visit, the Government has asked Their Royal Highnesses to support British interests by adding a short programme of engagements to their attendance at the Games.

Their Royal Highnesses will build on the success of their visit in 2006 with a series of events in Delhi, Punjab and Rajasthan where they will see recent progress in the fields of bilateral trade and investment promotion, education, military co-operation, protection of the environment and youth entrepreneurship. These are key priorities for the British and Indian Governments.

The Prince of Wales has made six official visits to India. It will be The Duchess of Cornwall’s second official visit to India. Her Royal Highness accompanied The Prince during a visit to India in 2006.

Further information

Focus:  Find out more about The Prince’s work with the Commonwealth

News Archive: Read about TRH’s 2006 visit to India