Britain's Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, seen here in November 2007, arrived Monday in Trinidad and Tobago for a four-day visit to the twin-island Caribbean state.
(AFP/File/Adem Altan)PORT OF SPAIN (AFP) - Britain's Prince Charles and his wife Camilla arrived Monday in Trinidad and Tobago for a four-day visit to the twin-island Caribbean state.
The couple arrived at Crown Point International Airport in Tobago just after 6 pm local time and will sail Tuesday to Trinidad where Charles will be met by an honor guard, said an AFP journalist at the airport.
The prince is scheduled to meet with President George Maxwell Richards and Prime Minister Patrick Manning during his visit.
Trinidad and Britain have been cooperating in the area of security and during their stay the royal couple will view a maritime interdiction exercize conducted by the island's Coast Guard.
The prince will also visit the island's special anti-crime unit's new training academy, which has been set up with the assistance of British police officers, according to an itinerary released by Trinidad's Foreign Ministry.
He will also visit the oldest nature center in the West Indies, the Asa Wright Nature Center.
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