King and Queen visit Fort Jesus

King and Queen visit Fort Jesus as Kenya trip concludes

The state visit ended with the King and Queen posing in an electric tuk tuk at Mombasa’s historic Fort Jesus where Charles joked with journalists: “Maybe we can use this to get to the airport!” There was also an interfaith meeting at Mombasa Memorial Cathedral, a visit to a mosque for Charles and a meeting with victims of sexual violence for Camilla. The visit was the most delicate that Charles has conducted since becoming King. Buckingham Palace, with some justification, feels that it has gone well. The palace was particularly keen that the controversy over British mistreatment of Kenyans in the colonial era should be addressed at the beginning of the visit so that it should not dominate the whole four-day trip.