PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA’S STATE VISIT TO UK

President Cyril Ramaphosa was welcomed by King Charles and Camilla, the Queen Consort with a Horse Guards Parade in London.

The reason for the President’s first state visit to the UK was to discuss with the King the struggles of continued power cuts and high rates of unemployment in South Africa. President Ramaphosa, who has been head of government in South Africa since 2018, will follow the tradition of laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior in Westminster Abbey, and then address MPs and peers in the Royal Gallery of the Palace of Westminster.

The Prince and Princess of Wales met President Ramaphosa at his London hotel on Tuesday morning before escorting him to Horse Guards Parade for the ceremonial welcome with the King were he rode down the Mall with Mr Ramaphosa in a carriage procession to Buckingham Palace.

The King will host the President at a private lunch where he will show him an exhibition of Royal Collection items relating to South Africa.

BBC