British royals to visit Malta in October to mark independence anniversary
Edward, the Duke of Edinburgh, and his wife, the Duchess of Edinburgh, Sophie Helen Rhys-Jones, will visit Malta in October to mark Malta’s 60th anniversary of independence
2 September 2024, 10:31am
Staff Reporter
Staff Reporter
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The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh (Photo: British Royal Family)
Malta will mark 60 years of independence with a royal visit from its former colonial master, the government has announced.
The Royal Highnesses, the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh will visit Malta from the 7th to the 10th October to mark the 60th anniversary of independence.
@MaltaGov & @UKinMalta are delighted to announce that Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh will visit Malta from 7-10 October 2024 to mark the 60th anniversary of 🇲🇹’s independence.
— Government of Malta 🇲🇹 (@MaltaGov) September 2, 2024
The Duke of Edinburgh, Edward, is King Charles’s youngest brother. He married Sophie Helen Rhys-Jones in 1999. They were conferred the titles of Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh in March last year by King Charles.
The announcement of their visit was made in a joint communication on X, formerly Twitter, by the Maltese government and the British High Commission in Malta.
On 21 September Malta marks the 60th anniversary of independence from Britain.
