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Senior Royals to Visit Caribbean

By: Caribbean Journal Staff - December 15, 2011

Above: Prince Edward and his wife, Sophie, Countess of Wessex

By the Caribbean Journal staff

Prince Edward and his wife Sophie, Countess of Wessex, will tour the Caribbean next year as part of a global tour celebrating the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.

They will visit the Queen’s 15 realms and other destinations with close links to the United Kingdom next year.

The pair of royals will visit Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Grenada, Montserrat, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines and Trinidad and Tobago.

The details and timings of the visits are still under discussion, according to a Buckingham Palace spokesperson.

The Diamond Jubilee marks the 60th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II’s accession to the throne following the death of her father, King George VI on Feb. 6, 1952.

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