Tag Archives: Jamaica

Royal Tour of The Caribbean: Farewell Jamaica, Hello Bahamas

  March 25, 2022 at 3:28 am by

Today, Thursday March 24, The Duke and Duchess had one last engagement in Jamaica before leaving for the Bahamas, the third and last stop of the Platinum Jubilee Tour of the Caribbean. The Royal couple was present at the inaugural Commissioning Parade for service personnel from across the Caribbean who have recently completed the Caribbean Military Academy’s Officer Training Programme at Up-Park Camp, headquarters of the Jamaica Defence Force. The … Continue reading →

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Royal Tour of The Caribbean: Jamaica – Day Two

  March 24, 2022 at 5:14 am by

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge started today, Wednesday March 23, their second day in Jamaica. The first event was the meeting with Jamaica’s Prime Minister, Andrew Holness and his wife Juliet at Vale Royal, their official residence in Kingston. The Royal couple also met with several members of the government and signed the visitor’s book. Then the Duke and the Duchess paid a visit to the Shortwood Teachers’ College, … Continue reading →

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Royal Tour of The Caribbean: Jamaica – Day One

  March 23, 2022 at 6:32 am by

Tuesday March 22, the Duke and Duchess departed Belize from Philip S. W Goldson International Airport heading to Jamaica, second stop of their Platinum Jubilee Tour of the Caribbean. Upon the arrival at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston, the Royal couple was greeted by Jamaica’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Kamina Johnson-Smith, Lisa Hanna, Member of the Parliament and the Rear Admiral Antonette Wemess Gorman, Chief … Continue reading →

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Prince Harry Joined By Girlfriend Meghan For Friend’s Jamaica Wedding

  March 4, 2017 at 7:59 am by

Prince Harry was among a number of guests flying in from the UK for the wedding of his good friend Tom Inskip to The Hon. Lara Hughes-Young in Jamaica on Friday March 3. His girlfriend, actress Meghan Markle, joined him for the celebrations. The couple were photographed chatting with other guests at the wedding reception that followed the ceremony at the Hopewell Baptist Church in Montego Bay, on the north coast … Continue reading →

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Commonwealth Visits to Mark Diamond Jubilee Year

  December 14, 2011 at 9:03 am by

Buckingham Palace today released details of next year’s Commonwealth visits, which shall be taking place in conjunction with HM Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee. The Queen and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh will not be undertaking any overseas trips, instead focusing on the United Kingdom region. They will visit Wales, Scotland, the Midlands and East Anglia, the four corners of England as well as London. These visits will take place … Continue reading →

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Caribbean Tour by the King and Queen of Spain

  February 19, 2009 at 7:24 pm by

This week King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia of Spain are making State visits to Trinidad and Tobago and to Jamaica. The King and Queen began this week by travelling to Trinidad and Tobago. On their arrival at Port-of-Spain their Majesties were welcomed by the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Patrick Manning, and later they met with Professor George Maxwell Richards, President of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, … Continue reading →

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