Prince of Wales, Camilla have arrived in Rwanda for a Commonwealth meet

Rwanda: Prior to a summit of Commonwealth leaders, the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall have arrived in Rwanda.

The ceremony, which was postponed in 2020 and 2021 because to the pandemic, is being attended by Prince Charles in place of the Queen, who serves as the head of the Commonwealth.

Rwanda, one of a select few countries the Queen has not visited, will now receive its first royal visit as a result of the trip.

Following news that the prince had privately criticised the UK's decision to transfer asylum seekers to Rwanda, this has happened.

The heir to the throne was allegedly quoted as calling the policy "appalling" in earlier this month's Times articles.

Following judicial decisions by Europe's human rights court, the first flight scheduled to transport asylum seekers from the UK to Rwanda was cancelled last Thursday, just minutes before takeoff.

On Tuesday evening, a select group of dignitaries welcomed Prince Charles and Camilla to Kigali, the capital of Rwanda.

Omar Daair, the UK's High Commissioner to Rwanda, Johnton Busingye, special advisor Yamina Karitanyi, and Lord Ahmad, the prime minister's special envoy on the Commonwealth, were among those who greeted the royal couple at the plane's stairs.

Prince Charles stated that the alliance has the "potential" to make an impact on topics including climate change and giving chances to young people ahead of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (Chogm).

He claimed that the Commonwealth might be "an unequalled force for good in our globe."

The heir to the throne will meet both perpetrators and survivors of the Rwandan Genocide during the tour.

Thousands of members of the Tutsi minority were murdered by radical ethnic Hutu groups in 1994.

Prince Charles will go to a church outside the city where genocide victims' remains are interred after being persuaded by a former Rwandan player.

The creator of the group Football For Hope, Peace And Unity, Eric Murangwa, was protected from the killings by teammates, and the Prince of Wales awarded him the MBE for his work bringing attention to the Tutsi genocide.

In 2013, Prince Charles acted as the Queen's representative at the Chogm in Sri Lanka. In 2018, he was named the monarch's chosen successor as head of the Commonwealth.

Every two years, a different country hosts the event.