The Royal Family will undertake a series of royal tours around the world in the spring to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, Buckingham Palace has said.
The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall will visit the Republic of Ireland from March 23 to 25, while the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will visit Belize, Jamaica and The Bahamas from March 19 to 26.
The Earl and Countess of Wessex will visit Antigua and Barbuda, Grenada, St Lucia, and St Vincent and the Grenadines from April 22 to 28.
The Princess Royal will visit Papua New Guinea from April 11 to 13.
Kensington Palace said William and Kate will visit historic Mayan sites and celebrate the rich culture of the Garifuna community in Belize, as well as exploring the country’s biodiversity.
In Jamaica, they will engage with the Jamaican Defence Force and celebrate the legacy of Bob Marley and other ground-breaking Jamaican musicians alongside potential stars of the future.
In the Bahamas, the Cambridges will visit a number of islands and experience a world-famous junkanoo parade.
The pair has asked to meet as many local people as possible, the palace said.
A Kensington Palace spokeswoman added: “Their Royal Highnesses are very much looking forward to the visit, which will be their first joint official overseas tour since the onset of Covid-19 in 2020.”
This morning, The Queen postponed two more virtual audiences in the wake of her Covid diagnosis, Buckingham Palace said.
The 95-year-old, who tested positive for the virus on Sunday, previously cancelled virtual engagements on Tuesday because she was not feeling well enough, but she did have her telephone audience with the Prime Minister on Wednesday.
She was due to hold two virtual audiences on Thursday, but these are no longer taking place.
