Countries Visited
The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall are two of the United Kingdom's most important ambassadors.
2011
KUWAIT, QATAR, SOUTH AFRICA AND TANZANIA: In Kuwait The Prince of Wales celebrated the 50th anniversary of Independence and 20th anniversary of liberation as the guest of the Amir and the Crown Prince. The Prince of Wales stopped briefly in Qatar for discussions with the Emir. The visit to South Africa and Tanzania focused on trade and investment promotion to support Britain’s economic recovery and strengthen the economies of our partners; employment opportunities and development issues; education and practical support for disadvantaged young people; sustainability issues in the run-up to the Durban Climate Summit later in November 2011; and shared heritage and conservation of traditional livelihoods and wildlife. In Tanzania the Royal visit was part of the celebrations for the 50th anniversary of Independence.
PORTUGAL, SPAIN AND MOROCCO: The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall visited Portugal, Spain and Morocco from 28th March to 6th April 2011. The 10-day tour was to promote UK trade.
BRUSSELS: The Prince of Wales visited Brussels to speak at the Low Carbon Prosperity Summit, on 9th February. Read the story.
2010
INDIA: The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall visited India on a four-day tour in October. The Prince of Wales opened the Commonwealth Games, representing The Queen at the ceremony. TRH spent time with athletes from a broad cross-section of Commonwealth countries. Read the story and view the gallery.
FRANCE: TRH visit Fromelles, to pay tribute to the 250 British soldiers from the First World War who were finally interred in a Commonwealth cemetery after being found in a mass grave, 19th July 2010. Read the story and view the gallery.
NORWAY: The Prince of Wales made a keynote speech at the Oslo Climate and Forest Conference 2010, Oslo, Norway, 27th May 2010. Read the speech.
AFGHANISTAN: The Prince of Wales made a surprise trip to Afghanistan – becoming the most senior royal to visit British troops on the frontline - and said he was "incredibly proud" of our Armed Forces, 25th March 2010. Read the story.
POLAND, THE CZECH REPUBLIC, HUNGARY: Tour from 15th to 23rd March 2010. Read the story.
2009
CANADA: Their Royal Highnesses arrived in St John's, Newfoundland, before travelling to Toronto, Victoria, Vancouver, Montreal and Ottawa. The theme of the visit to Canada, a Commonwealth Realm, was to pay tribute to the work of the Canadian Armed Services, promote Canadian culture and heritage, and to meet as many Canadians as possible. The Prince and The Duchess also marked Remembrance Day with the Canadian people in Ottawa, 2nd - 12th November 2009. Click here to watch videos from the visit.
FRANCE: The Prince of Wales visits Normandy to mark the 65th anniversary of D-Day and conducts a number of engagements, 6th June 2009. Read the story.
GERMANY: Their Royal Highnesses’ visit to Germany, the world’s third biggest economy, focused on the themes of global sustainability, social inclusion and long-term Anglo-German partnership and co-operation, 29th - 30th April 2009. Read the story.
THE HOLY SEE: Their Royal Highnesses’ visit to The Holy See included an audience with The Pope Benedict XVI as well as a meeting with the Cardinal Secretary of State to discuss, among other things, climate change and inter-faith understanding, 27th April 2009.
ITALY: Their Royal Highnesses’ visit to Italy focused on the key issue of climate change. In Rome, The Prince of Wales delivered a keynote speech at the Chamber of Deputies, and attended a meeting of Italian business leaders on environmental issues and a reception to celebrate and encourage a “Slow Food” culture of local sourcing and organic production. In Venice, Their Royal Highnesses focused on the important issue of urban regeneration. The Prince attended a seminar about the industrial redevelopment of the lagoon before visiting an example of sensitive housing regeneration in the city. Both Their Royal Highnesses visited the magnificently restored La Fenice Opera House, 26th - 29th April 2009.
ECUADOR: The visit to Ecuador focused on climate change and sustainable development. During their stay in Ecuador The Prince and The Duchess made their first-ever trip to the Galapagos Islands to learn about the outstanding research being done to protect this unique biosphere which serves as an indicator for wider global environmental trends. The visit also marked the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin and the 50th anniversary of the Galapagos National Park, 15th - 17th March 2009. Read the story.
BRAZIL: Protecting the environment featured prominently during Their Royal Highnesses’ visit to Brazil, especially the problem of tropical deforestation. Youth opportunities and entrepreneurship were the themes of a four-day visit that included engagements in Brasilia, Rio de Janeiro and the Amazon and aimed to strengthen the United Kingdom’s relationship with Brazil, 11th - 15th March 2009.
CHILE: Their Royal Highnesses’ visit to Chile focused on the key issues of environmental sustainability and climate change, as well as the wider bilateral relationship between the UK and Chile, including military ties, 8th - 11th March 2009.
2008
FRANCE: TRH visited Paris on Monday 11th November for a private dinner with President Nicholas Sarkozy and First Lady Carla Bruni. On Tuesday 11th November Their Royal Highnesses attended the Armistice Day commemorations at the French National Cemetery at Verdun, Monday 10th - Tuesday 11th November. Read the story.
JAPAN, BRUNEI, INDONESIA: TRH visit East Asia. The visit to Japan celebrated the 150th anniversary of diplomatic relations with the United Kingdom and focused on environmental sustainability, including new technologies, and education and heritage. The programme highlighted the UK’s diverse relationship with Japan, including furthering strong economic links.
The visit to Brunei emphasised strong military links with the UK, and included a visit to the Gurkhas of whom His Royal Highness is Colonel-in-Chief, together with educational links and the protection of the Borneo Rainforest in the fight against climate change.
Without The Duchess of Cornwall, The Prince visited Indonesia, the world’s largest Muslim country. The visit focused on encouraging greater understanding between faiths, and promoting a sustainable low carbon future and youth employment opportunities. At the invitation of the President of Indonesia, The Prince of Wales gave the Presidential Lecture in Jakarta, Monday 27th October - Wednesday 5th November 2008. Read the story.
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, ST. LUCIA, MONTSERRAT AND JAMAICA: TRH visit the Caribbean for an 11-day tour. Their Royal Highnesses’ visit to the Caribbean was aimed at reinforcing Britain’s ties with important Commonwealth countries. It was also aimed at advancing key British Government priorities in the promotion of sustainable development, environmental protection and youth opportunity, 4th - 14th March 2008. Read the story.
2007
UGANDA and TURKEY: TRH visit Uganda and Turkey. The specific themes of the tour was sustainable development, youth opportunity, environmental protection, inter-faith dialogue, military co-operation and corporate social responsibility, 22nd - 29th November 2007. Read the story.
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA: TRH visit 1st Battalion Welsh Guards in Banja Luka to present leeks for St David's Day and pay tribute to British troops working to maintain peace and stability in the region, 1st March 2007. View the gallery.
KUWAIT, QATAR, BAHRAIN, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (Abu Dhabi, Dubai): TRH completed a 10-day tour of five Gulf states, 19th - 28th February. Read the story.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: TRH visit Philadelphia and New York. In New York, The Prince of Wales, who was accompanied by The Duchess of Cornwall, was presented with the 10th Global Environmental Citizen Award from Harvard Medical School's Centre for Health and the Global Environment by former US Vice President Al Gore and actress Meryl Streep, 27th to 28th January. Read the story.
2006
PAKISTAN: TRH visit Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Pattika, Lahore, 29th October to 3rd November. Read the story.
SWITZERLAND: HRH visits Geneva to deliver a speech on integrated health to the World Health Assembly, 23rd May. Read the speech.
INDIA: TRH visit Delhi, Rajasthan, Jodhpur and Jaipur, 26th to 31st March. Read the story.
SAUDI ARABIA: TRH visit Riyadh, 24th to 26th March. Read the story.
EGYPT: TRH visit Cairo, 20th to 24th March. Read the story.
2005
SWITZERLAND: HRH visits to open new suspension bridge in Klosters, 9th December.
USA: First Royal Tour with TRH The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall, 1 - 8th November. View the gallery.
SAUDI ARABIA: To convey Her Majesty The Queen's condolences to the Saudi Royal Family following the death of King Fahd, 2nd August.
GERMANY: Münster, visit to Royal Dragoon Guards, 27th June.
TURKEY: 90th Anniversary of Gallipoli Landings, Anzac Cove, Gallipoli, 25th April. Read the story.
THE VATICAN CITY: Representing Her Majesty The Queen at the funeral of Pope John Paul II, 8th April.
FIJI: Viseisei, Nadi, 10th to 11th March. View the gallery.
NEW ZEALAND: Dunedin, Wellington, Auckland, 6th to 10th March.
AUSTRALIA: Perth, Alice Springs, Melbourne, Sydney and Canberra, 28th February to 6th March. Read the story.
SRI LANKA: Batticaloa district, to see areas affected by the tsunami disaster, 28th February.
2004
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: Abu Dhabi, November.
JORDAN: Salt, Ajloun, Amman, Petra, October. View the gallery.
TURKEY: Istanbul, Mardin, October. Read the story.
ITALY: Turin, October. Read the story.
GERMANY: Sennelager, September. Read the story.
NETHERLANDS: Oosterbeek, September. View the gallery
FRANCE: Paris, September.
BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA: Mostar, 23rd July. Read the story
USA: Washington, 11th June.
FRANCE: Normandy, 5th June. Read the story.
SPAIN: Madrid, 22nd March.
SWITZERLAND: Geneva, 26th March.
SPAIN: Madrid, 24th March.
SAUDI ARABIA: Riyadh, 10th February.
IRAN: Bam, 9th February. Read the story.
IRAQ: Basra, 8th February. Read the story.
2003
SULTANATE OF OMAN: Muscat, 6th to 8th November. View the gallery.
INDIA: New Delhi, Jodhpur, Jaipur, Mumbai, 28th October to 5th November.
RUSSIA: St Petersburg, Solovsky Islands, 13th to 16th July.
BULGARIA: Sofia and Varna, 13th to 14th March.
FRANCE: Paris, 6th February. Read the speech.
2002
ITALY: Florence, Rome, Ischia, Naples, 4th to 8th November.
POLAND: Krakow, Tatras Mountains, 12th to 13th June
GERMANY: Lubeck, Trenthorst, Vilm Island, Dalwitz, Berlin, 11th to 12th June
MEXICO: Veracruz, Xalapa, Puebla, Mexico City, 6th to 8th March
BRAZIL: Brasilia, Rio de Janeiro, Palmas, Ilha Do Bananal, 4th to 6th March
NETHERLANDS: Amsterdam, 1st to 2nd February.
2001
LATVIA: Daugavpolis, Riga, 8th to 9th November.
LITHUANIA: Vilnius, 6th to 8th November.
ESTONIA: Tallin, Tartu, 5th to 6th November
NORWAY: Oslo, 25th August.
GERMANY: Munster, Paderborn, 5th June.
SPAIN: Valencia, 11th May.
CANADA: Ottawa, Saskatchewan, Yukon, Toronto, 25th April to 1st May.
SAUDI ARABIA: Riyadh, 16th to 18th February.
2000
SWITZERLAND: Meetings with President Adolf Ogi, visits to architectural restoration projects in Berne's medieval old town, an organic farm in Reichenbach, the Alpine resort of Kandersteg, and the construction site of the Lotschberg tunnel, which will be the longest railway tunnel ever built, 2nd to 3rd November.
SLOVAKIA: Meeting with Prime Minister Mikulas Dzurinda, visits to projects in Bratislava and the country's heartlands reflecting progress in conservation of the built and natural environment,and to the Hope Centre for Silent Victims of Violence, 1st to 2nd November.
THE CZECH REPUBLIC: Meetings with President Vaclav Havel, visits to regeneration and heritage projects, Prague's English College, addressing a seminar organised by Prague Business Leaders Forum, opening a British military academy, 30th to 31st October.
HUNGARY: Meeting with President Arpad Goncz; inauguration of a power station; visits to a rural town regeneration project and the Ferenc Liszt Music Academy; meeting with Business Leaders Forum supporters, 16th May.
JAMAICA: Meeting with the Prime Minister, PJ Patterson; visits to a schools environment project, the Discovery Bay Marine Laboratory, an employee-owned worker's co-operative, rural development projects, a communal "yard" in Trench Town, Kingston; St Andrew's kirk, Kingston Harbour, National Heroes Park and Ward Theatre; a reception for The Prince of Wales Business Leaders Forum, 27th to 29th February.
Guyana Youth Business Trust; meetings with religious leaders and neighbourhood organisations; visits to schools; visits to a Guyana Sugar Corporation factory, a Demerara Rum distillery, and the Iwokrama rainforest reserve, 24th to 27th February.
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO: Meeting with President Arthur Robinson; visit to a Caribbean steelband yard; speech about the Commonwealth at the St Augustine campus of the University of the West Indies; presentation of a 205-year-old silver chalice recording warm links between Britain and Tobago; and a cricket reception, 21st to 24th February.
1999
SAUDI ARABIA: Meetings with King Fahd, Crown Prince Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz and other members of Saudi Arabia's ruling family, who had invited him to spend some of the time walking and painting, 22nd to 23rd November.
OMAN: Lunch with Sultan Qaboos in Oman; meeting with British volunteers in a Raleigh International project; presentation of two mobile libraries for children in remote areas; a signing ceremony of a co-operation agreement between the Muscat Securities Commission and the London Stock Exchange; an event organised by The Prince of Wales Business Leaders Forum; and a visit to the Said bin Sultan naval base, 20th to 22nd November.
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: Meetings with senior members of ruling families; visits to Dubai Air Show, the British Council, environmental projects, and a garden party for British and UAE business communities, 17th to 20th November.
KOSOVO: Visit to British troops, 13th September.
FALKLAND ISLANDS: Laying of wreaths at Falkland Conflict memorials, attending an interdenominational service, meetings with members of the Falkland Islands Legislative Council and community leaders, and visits including a school, the agriculture department and a seamen's centre, 13th to 16th March.
URUGUAY: Meeting with the President and Presidential banquet, visits including an agriculture experimental centre, a new plastics production plant, the Anglo-Uruguayan Cultural Institute, a primary school and Uruguay's national soccer stadium, 11th to 13th March.
ARGENTINA: Meeting with the President, wreath laying at Falklands Conflict memorial, Presidential Dinner, meetings with business leaders and with Patagonia Welsh teaching group, visits including the British Hospital, an organic farming project, a steel plant and gas company offices, and a charity polo match, 8th to 11th March.
1998
GREECE: Meetings with the Prime Minister and President, visits in Athens and Crete, 22nd to 24th November.
MACEDONIA: Meeting with the President and dinner at the President's Villa; visits including Skopje and Ohrid, 8th to 9th November.
BULGARIA: Meeting with the President and dinner at the Presidential residence; visits including Sofia, 6th to 8th November.
ROMANIA: Meetings with the President and Prime Minister and dinner at the Presidential Palace; visits including Bucharest and Sibiu, 3rd to 6th November.
SLOVENIA: Visits including Bled Island, Triglav National Park, Brdo Castle (dinner given by the President) and Ljubljana (where The Prince opened British Week), 2nd to 3rd November.
PORTUGAL: Visited the 11-mile Vasco da Gama Bridge north of Lisbon, the town of Alcochete, had dinner with the President of Portugal, and attended the opening of Expo '98, 27th to 28th June.
FRANCE: Visit to England vs Colombia World Cup match in Lens, with Prince Harry, travelling on EuroStar, 26th June.
CANADA: Visited Vancouver for public engagements with Prince William and Prince Harry, 23rd to 24th March.
BHUTAN: 9th to 12th February.
NEPAL: Visited Kathmandu, Patichaur and Besishahar, 6th to 9th February.
SRI LANKA: Attended celebrations for 50th anniversary of Independence Day, in Colombo, 3rd to 6th February.
NETHERLANDS: Attended celebrations for Queen Beatrix's birthday.
1997
SOUTH AFRICA & LESOTHO: Visited Pretoria, Fugitive's Drift, Durban, Cape Town, Johannesburg; Prince Harry joined The Prince of Wales from 29th October to 3rd November, for engagements including a visit to a Zulu village and a concert featuring the Spice Girls, 31st October to 5th November.
MANILLA: Travelled on HMY Britannia, 3rd July.
HONG KONG: Represented The Queen at the handover ceremony; stayed on HMY Britannia, 27th to 30th June.
NORWAY: Attended Their Majesties The King and Queen of Norway's 60th birthday celebrations, in Trondheim, 21st to 22nd June.
GERMANY: Visited Hesse, 12th to 13th May.
FRANCE: Visited Paris, 26th March.
UNITED STATES: Visited New York for the United Nations headquarters, 26th March.
SAUDI ARABIA: Visited Riyadh, 4th to 6th March.
BANGLADESH: Visited Dhaka and Sylhet, 26th to 28th February.
GULF: Visited Kuwait, Bahrain and Qatar in HMY Britannia, 21st to 25th February.
GERMANY: Attended the funeral of Princess Margaret of Hesse in Darmstadt, 31st January.
1996
TURKEY: Attended the christening of HRH Princess Maria Olympia of Greece, daughter of Their Royal
CENTRAL ASIA: Tour of Ukraine, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyztan and Uzbekistan, 4th to 12th November.
BELGIUM: Visited Brussels, 29th to 30th October.
GERMANY: Visited Berlin and Potsdam to see work of The Prince of Wales's Institute of Architecture, 1st to 2nd September.
CROATIA: Visited the Island of St Mary's, touring the National Park, 14th August.
UNITED STATES: Visited Biltmore, The Prince of Wales's Institute of Architecture Summer School in North Carolina, and engagements in New York and Rhode Island connected to the Mary Rose Trust, 17th to 18th July.
BRUNEI: Visited Bandar Seri Begawan, Belalong Rain Forest, and the Royal Gurkha Rifles at Seria, 13th to 16th July.
CANADA: Visited Manitoba, Ontario and New Brunswick, 23rd to 29th April.
ITALY: Opened Urban Renaissance Exhibition as President of The Institute of Architecture, 22nd March.
BOSNIA: Visited Sarajevo, 9th February.
CROATIA: Visited Dubrovnic, and visited troops in Split, 8th February.
MOROCCO: Visited Marrakesh, Quarzazate, Ifrane and Rabat, 23rd to 27th February.
1995
LATVIA: Visited Riga, 17th November.
GERMANY: Visited Berlin, Bandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Munich, 13th to 16th November.
ISRAEL: Represented The Queen at the funeral of Prime Minister Rabin in Jerusalem, 6th November.
FRANCE: Visited a British Promotion at Galeries Lafayette in Paris and The Prince of Wales's Institute of Architecture Summer School in Biarritz, 31st August to 1st September.
ITALY: Visited The Prince of Wales's Institute of Architecture Summer School at Caprarola, 4th to 5th August.
IRELAND: Visited Dublin, 31st May to 1st June.
GERMANY: Attended events in Hamburg to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, 2nd to 3rd May.
SPAIN: Represented The Queen at the wedding of Infanta Elena to Don Jaime de Marichalar y Saenz de Fejada, at Seville, 18th March.
MOROCCO: Visited Rabat, Fez and Casablanca, 15th to 18th March.
EGYPT: Visited Cairo, Sinai and Luxor, 11th to 15th March.
1994
HONG KONG: 5th to 8th November.
UNITED STATES: Visited Los Angeles for UK - LA '94, 1st to 4th November.
GERMANY: Attended parade of the British Army of the Rhine, now called United Kingdom Support Command, at Rheindahlen and Munchen Gladbach, 28th October.
NETHERLANDS: Attended commemorations of the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Arnhem, 17th to 18th September.
ITALY: Visited The Prince of Wales's Institute of Architecture Summer School at Viterbo, and then visited Venice for an exhibition, 1st to 2nd September.
FRANCE: Attended commemorations of the 50th anniversary of D-Day landings, at Ranville, 3rd to 5th June.
CZECHOSLOVAKIA: Attended a Prague Heritage Fund event in Prague, 3rd to 5th June.
GERMANY: Attended the 20th meeting of The Prince of Wales's Business Leaders Forum, in Berlin, 27th May.
RUSSIA: Visited St Petersburg, 16 to 19th May.
HUNGARY: Visited Budapest and Kecskemet, 27th to 28th April.
FRANCE: Visited British Council in Paris, had a meeting with President Mitterrand and attended a concert, 16th March.
NEW ZEALAND: Visited Auckland, Wellington, Hokitika, Christchurch and Hamilton, 5th to 10th February.
AUSTRALIA: Visited Sydney, Parkes, Tasmania, Hobart, Strahan, Launceston, Perth and Karratha, 24th January to 5th February.
1993
SAUDI ARABIA, KUWAIT, DUBAI AND ABU DHABI: 7th to 13th November.
TURKEY: Visited Istanbul, and hosted a British trade seminar on HMY Britannia, 6th to 8th October.
ITALY: Visited the Institute of Architecture Summer School in Viterbo, 3rd to 4th September.
FRANCE: Attended the opening of The Prince of Wales's Summer School in Chinon, 2nd to 3rd August.
POLAND: Visited Warsaw, Gdansk and Krakow, 17th to 20th May.
GERMANY: As Colonel-in-Chief, visited the Royal Dragoon Guards in Paderborn, 14th to 15th May.
SPAIN: Represented The Queen at the funeral of the Count of Barcelona, Madrid, 6th to 7th April.
GERMANY: Visited Bonn, to meet Chancellor Kohl and to receive the Ecological Eagle Award, 17th to 19th March.
FORMER YUGOSLAVIA: Visited UK forces on UN duties; 15th to 16th March.
GERMANY: Visited Munich, 10th March.
JAMAICA: 18th February.
MEXICO: Visited Mexico City, Guadalajara and Oaxaca, 14th to 18th February.
UNITED STATES: Visited Washington and the William and Mary College tercentenary celebrations at
Williamsburg, Virginia, 12th to 14th February.
1992
CZECHOSLOVAKIA: Visited Prague and Ceske Budejovice in connection with Prague Heritage Fund, 21st to 23rd December.
FRANCE: Visited Paris and Versailles, 3rd to 4th December.
BELGIUM and FRANCE: Visited European Parliament in Strasbourg and Council of Europe in Brussels, made speech on Business in the Environment, 17th to 19th November.
HONG KONG: 5th to 8th November.
KOREA: Visited Seoul, Kyongju and Ulsan with The Princess of Wales, 2nd to 5th November.
ITALY: Visited Rome and Bologna, 28th to 29th September.
DENMARK: Attended the 25th wedding anniversary celebration of Queen Margrethe and Prince Henrik in Copenhagen, 9
INDONESIA: Visited Jakarta and Yogyakarta, with The Princess of Wales, 3rd to 7th November.
TURKEY: Official visit to Ankara, 11th May.
ITALY: Rome, 29th April.
KUWAIT, ABU DHABI AND DUBAI: Tour with The Princess of Wales, 12th to 17th March.
BAHRAIN: Meeting Amir, 14th March.
VENEZUELA: In connection with United World Colleges, 22nd to 24th February.
ST LUCIA: Attended the 10th annversary of independence celebrations, 20th to 22nd February.
UNITED STATES: Washington and Palm Beach, 17th to 20th February.
1988
FRANCE: Visited Paris and Blois with The Princess of Wales, 7th to 11th November.
NETHERLANDS: Visited as Patron of the William and Mary Tercentenary Trust, 26th to 27th October.
GERMANY: The Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival, 1st August.
UNITED STATES: Visited Pittsburgh and Palm Beach, 4th to 7th March.
FRANCE: Roscoff, Brittany, 8th - 9th May.
UNITED STATES: (Pittsburgh and Palm Beach), 4th - 7th March.
THAILAND: Visited Bangkok and Chiang Mai with The Princess of Wales on the occasion of The King of Thailand's 60th birthday, 3rd to 5th February.
AUSTRALIA: Visited New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Northern Territory, with The Princess of Wales, for Australia 200th anniversary celebrations, 25th January - 3rd February.
1987
ITALY: Visited La Scala, Milan, 7th to 8th December.
GERMANY: Visited Berlin, Bonn, Cologne, Munich, Hamburg, Celle and Hanover, with The Princess of Wales, 1st to 7th November.
FRANCE: Visited Caen and Bayeux with The Princess of Wales, 9th September.
FRANCE: Visited Cannes Film Festival with The Princess of Wales, 15th May.
ITALY: Received honorary doctorate from the University of Bologna, 26th April to 2nd May.
SPAIN: Visit with The Princess of Wales, 23rd to 26th April.
SWAZILAND, MALAWI AND KENYA: Tour as a director of the Commonwealth Development Corporation, 27th March to 2nd April.
BELGIUM: Visited Zeebrugge, to meet survivors and rescuers of the Herald of Free Enterprise ferry disaster, and the headquarters of NATO in Brussels, 11th to 12th March.
FRANCE: Visited Toulouse with The Princess of Wales for the launch of the Airbus A320, 14th February.
PORTUGAL: Visit with The Princess of Wales, 11th to 14th February.
1986
CYPRUS: As Colonel-in-Chief, the Parachute Regiment, visited the 3rd Battalion, 24th to 26th November.
OMAN, QATAR, BAHRAIN AND SAUDI ARABIA: Tour with The Princess of Wales, 10th to 19th November.
UNITED STATES: Attended Harvard's 350th anniversary celebrations, and visited Chicago, 2nd to 5th. September.
JAPAN: Visit with The Princess of Wales, 8th to 13th May.
CANADA: Opened Expo 86 in Vancouver on 2nd May during visit with The Princess of Wales, 30th April to 7th May.
AUSTRIA: Visit to Vienna with The Princess of Wales 14th to 16th April.
UNITED STATES: Texas and California, 17th to 23rd February.
1985
UNITED STATES: Visited Washington and Palm Beach, Florida, with The Princess of Wales, 9th to 13th November.
FIJI: Visit with The Princess of Wales, 8th November.
AUSTRALIA: Visit with The Princess of Wales, to Victoria in connection with the state's 150th anniversary celebrations, and Canberra, 27th October to 8th November.
GERMANY: Took the Salute at The Queen's Birthday Parade in Berlin, 6th to 7th June.
ITALY: Visit with The Princess of Wales and, from May 5, Prince William and Prince Harry, 19th April to 9th May.
GERMANY: As Colonel, the Welsh Guards, visited 1st Battalion at Hohne, 26th to 27th March.
NORWAY: As Colonel-in-Chief, the Parachute Regiment, visited 1st Battalion on exercise, 21st to 22nd February.
1984
ITALY: Visited Trieste and the United World College at Duino, 28th October to 1st November.
NETHERLANDS: As Colonel-in-Chief, the Parachute Regiment, attended a service to mark the 40th anniversary of the Battle of Arnhem, 23rd September.
PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Opened new Parliament House, 6th to 10th August.
MONACO: United World Colleges gala at Monte Carlo, 3rd to 4th August.
BRUNEI: Represented The Queen at Independence Celebrations, 22nd to 25th February.
GERMANY: Visited the Royal Regiment of Wales and the Gordon Highlanders, 11th to 13th July.
FRANCE: Ceremony at Ranville, commemorating the part played by the 6th Airborne Division in the D-Day Allied landings in 1944, 5th June.
TANZANIA, ZAMBIA, ZIMBABWE, BOTSWANA: Tour as a director of the Commonwealth Development Corporation, 19th to 29th March.
1983
CANADA: With The Princess of Wales, to Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Ontario, Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island and Alberta, 14th June to 1st July.
NEW ZEALAND: With The Princess of Wales and Prince William, 17th to 30th April.
AUSTRALIA: With The Princess of Wales and Prince William, 20th March to 17th April.
1982
CANADA: Visited the Lester B Pearson College of the Pacific in British Columbia, 29th to 30th October.
UNITED STATES: As President of the International Council of the United World Colleges, opened the Armand Hammer United World College of the American West at Montezuma, New Mexico, 27th to 29th October.
FRANCE: Commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the Allied raid on Bruneval, 20th June.
1981
EGYPT: Attended the funeral of President Sadat, 10th October.
UNITED STATES: Visit to New York, flying by Concorde for the first time, 17th to 18th June.
UNITED STATES: Received an honorary fellowship from the College of William and Mary at Williamsburg, Virginia, and was guest of honour at the annual Oxford and Cambridge Dinner in Washington. During the visit, he was entertained at a private dinner party in the White House by President Ronald Reagan and Mrs Reagan, 30th April to 3rd May.
VENEZUELA: Visited as President of the International Council of the United World Colleges, in connection with the projected Simon Bolivar World College of Agriculture, 28th to 30th April.
AUSTRALIA: Opened the 50th Anniversary convention of the APEX clubs of Australia, 12th to 28th April.
NEW ZEALAND: 31st March to 12th April.
1980
NEPAL: 6th to 13th December.
INDIA: Visit, during which he met Mother Teresa, 24th November to 6th December.
FRANCE: Visited elements of French Armed Forces, 21st to 23rd July.
NETHERLANDS: Represented The Queen at the Accession Ceremony of Her Majesty Queen Beatrix, 29th April to May.
ZIMBABWE: Represented The Queen at the Independence Celebrations, 15th to 18th April.
CANADA: Visited Ottawa and British Columbia as President of the International Council of the United World Colleges, 30th March to 3rd April.
SWITZERLAND: Luncheon at Zurich on the 60th anniversary of the British-Swiss Chamber of Commerce, 18th January.
1979
FRANCE: United World Colleges fundraising dinner at Tours-sur-Marne, 28th to 29th June.
GERMANY: Visit to 2nd Parachute Regiment, 29th to 30th May.
CANADA: First visit to Pearson College as President of the International Council of the United World Colleges; and other official engagements, 1st to 6th April.
AUSTRALIA: Visit to Western Australia and Canberra, 8th to 28th March.
SINGAPORE: Official visit, 6th to 8th March.
HONG KONG: Official visit, 3rd to 6th March.
1978
BELGIUM: Attended discussions at the European Commission and visited NATO headquarters in Brussels, 29th November to 1st December.
GERMANY: Visit to Parachute Regiments at Osnabruck and Sennelager.
YUGOSLAVIA: Official visit, 23rd to 27th October.
KENYA: Attended funeral of President Jomo Kenyatta, 31st August.
NORWAY: The King of Norway's 75th birthday celebrations, 1st to 2nd July.
AUSTRALIA: Attended funeral of Sir Robert Menzies in Melbourne, 18th to 19th May.
VENEZUELA: Official visit, 16th to 22nd March.
BRAZIL: Official visit, 8th to 16th March.
GERMANY: Visit to Cheshire Regiment, as Colonel-in-Chief, 10th February.
GERMANY: Visit to 2nd Parachute Regiment in Berlin, as Colonel-in-Chief, 31st January.
1977
GERMANY: Visit to 1st Battalion, Welsh Guards, as Colonel, 17th to 18th November.
AUSTRALIA: Tour as Patron of The Queen's Australian Silver Jubilee Appeal, 1st to 11th November.
USA: Visits to Chicago, Cleveland, St Louis, Atlanta, Charleston, Houston, Los Angeles and San Francisco, 18th to 30th October.
CANADA: Celebrations in Alberta of centenary of signing of treaty by Blackfoot and other Indian leaders, 5th to 9th July.
FRANCE: Exhibition of British painting at Bordeaux, 9th May.
MONACO: Humanitarian Award Banquet of Variety Club International, 28th to 29th April.
IVORY COAST: At invitation of President Houphouet Boigny, 25th to 28th March.
GHANA: Golden jubilee of Achimota School, 17th to 25th March.
KENYA: Private visit, 6th to 16th March.
1976
CANADA: Private visit to watch Princess Anne compete in Olympic Games equestrian events, Montreal, 23rd to 25rd July.
1975
GERMANY: Visit to Royal Regiment of Wales, as Colonel-in-Chief, 9th to 11th November.
PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Represented The Queen at independence celebrations, 14 to 19th September.
CANADA: Ottawa and Northwest Territories, 20th to 30th April.
NEPAL: Represented The Queen at King Birendra's Coronation, 22nd to 26th February.
INDIA: Visit to New Delhi, 20th to 22nd February.
1974
AUSTRALIA: Inauguration of Anglo-Australian Telescope at Siding Spring, and tour including Tasmania, 12th to 30th October.
FIJI: Represented The Queen at centenary celebrations, 8th to 12th October.
NEW ZEALAND: Funeral of Prime Minister Mr Norman Kirk, 4th September.
NEW ZEALAND: Joined The Queen, The Duke of Edinburgh, Princess Anne and Captain Mark Phillips at Commonwealth Games, Christchurch, 29th January to 6th
February.
1973
BAHAMAS: Represented The Queen at Independence Celebrations, 6th to 11th July.
ST KITTS: Opened newly-restored Prince of Wales Bastion, 1st June.
GERMANY: Visit to Royal Regiment of Wales, as Colonel-in-Chief, 25 to 26th January.
1972
GERMANY: Service visit to Berlin, 29th to 31st October.
FRANCE: Accompanied The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh during a State Visit, 17 to 18th May.
1971
GERMANY: As Colonel-in-Chief, visited the 1st Battalion, the Royal Regiment of Wales, at Osnabruck, 25 to 27th February.
KENYA: Private visit with Princess Anne, 6th to 20th February.
1970
FRANCE: Represented The Queen at memorial service for General de Gaulle, 11th to 12th November.
BARBADOS: 22nd to 25th October.
BERMUDA: 350th anniversary of Bermuda Parliament,20th to 22nd October.
GILBERT AND ELLICE ISLANDS: 15th to 19th October.
FIJI: Represented The Queen at Independence Celebrations, 9th to 15th October.
UNITED STATES: Visit with Princess Anne, as guests of President Nixon's daughters and son-in-law in Washington, 16th to 18th July.
CANADA: Ottawa two-day visit before tour of Canada with The Queen, The Duke of Edinburgh and Princess Anne, 2nd to 15th July.
JAPAN: Japanese World Exposition (Expo 70) at Osaka, 9th to 14th April.
AUSTRALIA: Tour with the Royal Family, 30th March to 8th April.
NEW ZEALAND: Joined The Queen, The Duke of Edinburgh and Princess Anne on a tour, 12th to 30th March.
FRANCE: As Chairman of the Countryside in 1970 Committee for Wales, attended the Council of Europe's Conservation Conference at Strasbourg with The Duke of Edinburgh, 8th to 9th February.
1969
MALTA: Bicentenary celebrations of the Royal University of Malta, and inauguration of new university campus at Msida, November.
1968
MALTA: Visited in July.
1967
AUSTRALIA: Represented the Queen at the memorial service for the Australian Prime Minister, Mr Harold Holt, 20th December.
1966
JAMAICA: Joined the Duke of Edinburgh for the Commonwealth Games, 3rd to 16th August.
MEXICO: 1st to 3rd August.
NEW GUINEA: Visited with school party, 4th to 12th May.
AUSTRALIA: Attended Timbertop annexe of Geelong Grammar School, 30th January to 3rd May; 12th May to 1st August.
1954
MALTA: 3rd to 7th May.
LIBYA (Tobruk): Joined The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh on Royal Tour, 30th April to 1st May.
MALTA: (With Princess Anne) on maiden voyage of the Royal Yacht Britannia, 22nd to 28th April.


