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Judi Lynn

(160,558 posts) Sat Mar 16, 2019, 06:44 PM Mar 2019

Prince Charles to become first British royals to visit Cuba

Source: Reuters

19:19, 16.03.2019

Prince Charles and his wife Camilla embark on a Caribbean tour on Sunday during which they will become the first British royals to visit Communist-run Cuba, even as the island faces rising hostility from Britain’s closest ally, the United States, Reuters reported.

The royals will kick off their 12-day tour of ten islands with a visit to St Lucia, continuing onwards to Barbados, St Vincent and the Grenadines, St Kitts and Nevis, and Grenada, according to their private office. Many of the islands are former British colonies and retain Charles’ mother Queen Elizabeth as head of state.

On March 24, the royal couple will land in Havana for a three-day visit at the request of the British government to underscore warming British-Cuban ties, where they will dine with Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel, who replaced Raul Castro last year.

Charles, the heir to the British throne, already met the president last November on his 70th birthday, when Diaz-Canel was visiting London.

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Prince Charles to become first British royals to visit Cuba (Original Post) Judi Lynn Mar 2019 OP

Interesting, thanks for posting this..... (I'll be in Cuba just a few days after Charles) groundloop Mar 2019 #1

Wonderful news! You'll be getting the chance Canadians, Europeans, etc. have had a long time, Judi Lynn Mar 2019 #2

I was in Cuba last June. Visited most of the island. It was great although sinkingfeeling Mar 2019 #3

No Jamaica???? winstars Mar 2019 #4

One of the things Cuba is famous for nitpicker Mar 2019 #5

Smoking killed his maternal grandfather, King George VI. CottonBear Mar 2019 #6

groundloop

(11,519 posts)

1. Interesting, thanks for posting this..... (I'll be in Cuba just a few days after Charles)

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Sat Mar 16, 2019, 07:06 PM

Mar 2019

I'm convinced President Obama was doing the right thing by beginning the process of normalizing relations with Cuba, and that Tiny is only hurting our reputation in the world by continuing the embargo and making travel to Cuba more difficult.

Judi Lynn

(160,558 posts)

2. Wonderful news! You'll be getting the chance Canadians, Europeans, etc. have had a long time,

Reply to groundloop (Reply #1)

Sat Mar 16, 2019, 08:23 PM

Mar 2019

the chance to see the island before it becomes swarmed by millions of US Americans.

I've heard they have enjoyed their access to the beaches, friendship with the people, the music, food from the first, and openly dread the day significant force is used to privatize their universal medicine, education, housing, and throw them right back into the conditions they wanted to leave behind them with the Revolution.

I've heard people from both Canada and the UK express these sentiments over the years.

Hope you really will enjoy your trip! Lots of others will envy you!