Topic: royal visit

The top story in the Tuesday,18 May, 1976 issue of the Caymanian Compass was a ‘Family Fair Day’ to celebrate Commonwealth Day. The official opening address was by Acting Governor Desmond Watler. Approximately 400 people attended the opening, with participation growing to thousands during the day’s activities, the Compass reported.

King Charles III has concluded a two-day visit to Bermuda, marking his first official trip to a British Overseas Territory as monarch.

With much of Cayman’s attention being drawn later in the year to the local political upheaval, changes to the islands in its role as a British Overseas Territory – in the form of the coronation of a new king and the appointment of a new governor – seem distant memories.

The royal visit in February of the Earl and Countess of Wessex, Prince Edward and his wife Sophie, cost Cayman $72,031.92, with the police shouldering the highest amount at $57,306.50.

As the visit of Prince Edward and his wife, Sophie, Countess of Wessex wrapped up earlier this week after a clutch of official engagements, the tour also brought a renewed message of solidarity sent from another member of the royal family.

Much to the surprise and delight of many, Sophie, Countess of Wessex, took part in a lively game of dodgeball with children at a YMCA camp at the Field of Dreams on Tuesday afternoon.

Prince Edward and his wife Sophie, the Earl and Countess of Wessex, arrived to a warm welcome at the Owen Roberts International Airport last evening heralding the start to their royal visit in the Cayman Islands.

Revisit the Queen's 1994 visit to Cayman, accompanied by Prince Philip.

The royal visit of Prince Albert II of Monaco has been postponed and is unlikely to happen this year, government officials have confirmed.

When Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, arrive on Grand Cayman today, they will be greeted with all the pomp and ceremony befitting their station, and an official itinerary bursting with the best our islands have to offer.