Charles And Camilla Head To Papua New Guinea

By Paul Harrison, Royal Correspondent

Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall are beginning a two-week tour of Papua New Guinea, Australia and New Zealand to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.

The first stage of the 14-day day tour sees the royal couple greeted in the Pacific island's capital, Port Moresby, by the country's prime minister as well as young Papua New Guineans performing traditional songs and dances.

A 21-gun salute will sound as the Prince inspects the guard of honour of the Papua New Guinea defence force shortly before kicking off the tour with a private meeting with the island realm's Governor General Sir Michael Ogio.

All 15 realms where the Queen is head of state will have been visited by members of the Royal Family by the conclusion of this Jubilee tour.

At 86, and with the 91-year-old Duke of Edinburgh, the Queen asked younger members of her family to conduct lengthy overseas tours on her behalf during this, her 60th year as monarch.

This is the fourth time Prince Charles has visited Papua New Guinea. His first was in 1966 as part of a field trip while studying at a grammar school in Australia.

Maori dancers also performed at last month's reception for the royal pair

But it is the first time the Duchess of Cornwall has visited all three countries. Camilla was reported to have taken a short break at a retreat in India in advance of joining her husband in Papua New Guinea.

During the first leg of the tour Charles and Camilla will visit Boera village where they'll see locals restoring coastal mangroves.

From Papua New Guinea the couple visits Australia taking in the cities of Melbourne, Adelaide, Hobart, Sydney and the country's capital, Canberra. They will also visit the outback town of Longreach.

The long-distance trip follows other Jubilee tours including the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's tour of Asia and the South Pacific, and Prince Harry's tour of the Caribbean.

The Southern Hemisphere tour comes to a conclusion in New Zealand where on November 14 the Prince of Wales will celebrate his 64th birthday.

Auckland and Wellington are on the itinerary as are traditional Maori welcomes which involve the pressing of noses.

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