DUSHANBE, June 29, Asia-Plus – The British Embassy has announced this week that His Royal Highness The Duke of York is to visit Tajikistan from July 7-9. The Duke of York, or Prince Andrew as he is also known, is the second son of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the younger brother of Prince Charles, The Prince of Wales.
The main aim of the visit of The Duke of York is to open officially the new buildings of the British Embassy in Dushanbe, in Mirzo Tursunzade Street. The Embassy staff moved there in September 2005. On the same day His Royal Highness will also attend the annual celebration of The Queen’s Birthday Party at the British Ambassador’s Residence which this year celebrates the 80
th
birthday of Queen Elizabeth.
“It is a great honor for us to receive The Duke of York in Tajikistan and, as British citizens, we are all looking forward to his visit” said Mr. Graeme Loten, the British Ambassador. “We hope that in his short time here His Royal Highness will be able to see not only our new Embassy but also some of the work of our fellow British citizens who are working in Tajikistan, as well as a little of this spectacular country which is so little-known to many British people.”
As well as opening the Embassy, The Duke of York will also spend one day in Khatlon province where he will visit the district of Jomi and the city of Kurgan-Tube. In Jomi he will visit an exhibition of the work of British NGOs and projects funded by the British government as well as be hosted to lunch by the Mayor of Jomi. In Kurgan-Tube His Royal Highness will visit the city’s mosque and meet young people from different religions who are working together on an inter-faith project. He will also open the new building of the Sworde-Teppa English Center in Qurghon Teppa.
