Accra (Greater Accra) 19 May ?99
Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom will pay a three-day state visit to Ghana from November Seven to Nine.
Separate press releases issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the British High Commission in Accra on Tuesday, said the Queen is expected to arrive from London on Sunday, November seven and stay in the country until the morning of Tuesday, November nine.
The Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip, her husband, will be in her company.
From Ghana, the Queen will pay a state visit to South Africa before opening the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Durban. She will also visit Mozambique, the only Commonwealth country she has not visited previously, before returning to Britain.
The Queen first visited Ghana in November 1961. More recent Royal visits have included the Princess Anne in March 1998, Prince Edward in October 1993 and Prince Charles in 1977.
