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King Charles III walks past a guard of honour during the Ceremonial Welcome at State House on October 31, 2023 in Nairobi, Kenya. © Chris Jackson / Getty Images
Symbolism has always been at the heart of the British monarchy. So, too, was King Charles III’s recent visit to Kenya, an East African nation gearing up to celebrate its sixth decade of independence from Britain.
For Charles and Camilla, the royal couple, the symbolism was obvious as Kenya was the place where Princess Elizabeth learned of her father’s death, which meant she was to become Queen. That was February 1952.
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