QuoteHRH the Duke of Kent will arrive on an official visit to Bulgaria on the invitation of President Rosen Plevneliev.
He will be in the country from April 7 to 9. On April 8 the Duke of Kent, who is also president of the Commission for military cemeteries of the Commonwealth, and the Bulgarian head of state will attend a ceremony in memory of those who died during World War I. The ceremony will also be attended by Defense Minister Angel Naydenov and a number of ambassadors from the diplomatic corps in Bulgaria. The celebration of the centennial of the war is an opportunity to focus on reconciliation and the common future of European countries.
There will be a commemorative ceremony at the military cemetery in the city of Plovdiv on April 9
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QuoteHis Royal Highness The Duke of Kent has visited Bulgaria on behalf of Her Majesty's Government – his three day official working visit to the country comes as part of a wider effort to utilize the extended Royal Family to promote the United Kingdom abroad, especially as Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II begins to slow down her commitments abroad.