Overview
- Arriving Sunday, the Duke of Edinburgh was received by British High Commissioner Christian Rogg, who called the trip a celebration of a strong, evolving UK–Ghana relationship.
- Edward observed trainee teachers using play-based methods at the Presbyterian Women’s College of Education and unveiled a plaque to mark the visit.
- At Aburi Botanical Gardens, he toured a native-plant nursery used for horticulture training and planted a commemorative tree linked to royal sustainability traditions.
- He met British and Ghanaian cocoa entrepreneurs to discuss sustainable trade and livelihoods, and received briefings from conservation leaders including Forestry Commission chief Dr Hugh Brown.
- The program includes meetings with Ghana’s Paralympic and sports bodies and a UK-supported Commonwealth Startup Fellowship training camp, following his recent youth-focused engagements in Nigeria.