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The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall are to travel to Greece next week for an official two-day visit at the request of the Government, Clarence House has announced.
During the visit, from March 24-25, Charles and Camilla will attend the Bicentenary Independence Day celebrations in Athens, following an invitation from Greece’s prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
The couple will attend a reception at the newly reopened National Gallery of Greece on March 24 hosted by the country’s president Katerina Sakellaropoulou.
On their final day the prince and his wife will attend a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Syntagma Square and a traditional military parade.
Camilla revealed she was given the AstraZeneca vaccine during a visit to a pop-inoculation centre in London, saying it “didn’t matter” which sort people received.
The Prince of Wales has also been vaccinated, as have the Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh.
It comes as Trooping the Colour was axed for 2021.
Buckingham Palace said in a statement: “Following consultation with Government and other relevant parties it has been agreed that The Queen’s Official Birthday Parade, also known as Trooping the Colour, will not go ahead this year in its traditional form in central London.
“Options for an alternative Parade, in the quadrangle at Windsor Castle, are being considered.
“The annual Garter service, usually held in June, will not take place this year.”
