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This morning, Barbados welcomes Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, and Countess Sophie for a two-day visit, today and Friday.
Their visit forms part of a Caribbean tour to represent Queen?Elizabeth II during her Diamond Jubilee Year.
Yesterday, final preparations were being made to the areas the Royal couple will visit. The DAILY NATION visited Prince Cave Hall, home of the renowned Royal Barbados Police Force Band which the Royal party will tour.
Activities at the hall were at a high note as a new sign for the building was being installed and new drapes were arriving. Outside, the hall’s immediate surroundings were being spruced up by workers from the National Conservation Commission.
Read the full story in today’s DAILY NATION.