King and Queen set to face royal slavery questions on visit to Kenya as shared history to be examined
King Charles and Queen Camilla will visit Kenya
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King Charles and Queen Camilla will travel to Kenya on a State Visit from Tuesday, October 31 to Friday, November 3, in order to celebrate the warm relationship between the two countries.
The visit will coincide with the 60th anniversary of Kenya's independence, and the State Visit has come at the invitation of President Ruto.
The King and Queen's trip will mark their first visit to a Commonwealth nation as heads of the monarchy.
They previously travelled to France and Germany earlier this year, but this trip to Kenya will likely strengthen ties among Commonwealth nations.
King Charles and Queen Camilla recently travelled to France
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Kenya has personal links to the British monarchy, as the late Queen Elizabeth II was staying there when she heard the news that her father King George VI had died in February 1952.
Charles and Camilla will visit Nairobi City County, Mombasa County as well as many other surrounding areas.
The trip's goal is to boost mutual prosperity between Kenya and the UK, as well as address issues that the King is passionate about, like tackling climate change.
During the State Visit, King Charles and Queen Camilla will meet President Ruto and the First Lady.
President William Ruto has invited Charles and Camilla to Kenya
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The King and Queen’s itinerary will celebrate the close links between the British and Kenyan populations, in areas such as the creative arts.
Charles and Camilla will also not shy away from the more painful aspects of the UK and Kenya’s shared history, including the Emergency from 1952 to 1960, which involved a bloody post-war conflict with the British Army.
GB News's Royal Correspondent, Cameron Walker, was asked today whether there would be any "controversy" about the State Visit.
He said: "There certainly is. You have to remember the King and Queen are being sent to Kenya on the advice of the foreign office, it's very much a government decision as to where Their Majesties go on a state visit.
"It's pretty significant that Kenya is the first country of choice for the first Commonwealth state visit for the King and Queen.
King Charles and Queen Camilla will go to Kenya for three days
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"It's close to 60 years since the independence of Kenya from British rule. It's particularly poignant because Kenya was the place where the late Queen Elizabeth II became Queen.
"It was at a tree top - she arrived in the country as a Princess and then left as Queen in February 1952.
"From my understanding, there is going to be a nod to that event happening, but in terms of the King and Queen actually going to the site where Queen Elizabeth became Queen, that is not going to be happening I'm told.
"Logistically it would have been impossible. There is going to be a big nod to some of the past history shared between the UK and Kenya.
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"For example, you mentioned the Mau Mau uprising, which led to a period known as the Emergency.
"Chris Fitzgerald, the King's deputy private secretary, he said this afternoon there will be a big acknowledgement of that Emergency.
"It was an armed uprising fuelled by resentment against British rule."
Cameron added: "Both governments want to reflect that, the King is very much going to be marking our shared history, but looking towards the future and to better relationships between the two nations."