Prince Charles and Camilla are making a historic visit to Cuba as part of major tour of the Caribbean.
The royal couple will make an official four-day trip to the communist state next week - a first by members of the monarchy and will feature a meeting with some of Cuba's most celebrated music stars.
At a Havana recording studio, the prince and his wife are expected to be introduced to members of the Buena Vista Social Club who became world-wide celebrities when their 1997 album became a surprise global hit and Grammy award winner.
Other highlights of the Cuban trip will see the couple meet Havana owners of the famous vintage cars still running in the capital, although these will be British classics.
Britain's Prince Charles and his wife Camila, Duchess of Cornwall are heading to Cuba. Source: AP
There are no plans for the royal couple to meet Raul Castro, the brother of Cuba's former Communist leader Fidel Castro who died in 2016, but they will be guests of honour at an official dinner hosted by the country's President Miguel Diaz-Canel.
The couple's 12-day tour of the Caribbean will also see them travel to St Vincent and the Grenadines, St Kitts and Nevis, Grenada and the Cayman Islands, with the Cuban leg beginning on March 24.
Cuban president Raul Castro with his deputy Miguel Diaz-Canel. Source: AP
