Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Edward in Nepal

Kathmandu, Feb 4: Their Royal Highnesses the Duke of Edinburgh, UK, Prince Edward and his wife, Duchess Sophie arrived here today on a visit to Nepal.     

They were welcomed separately at the Tribhuvan International Airport by Foreign Secretary Amrit Bahadur Rai and other high-ranking officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the ministry said.     

During their visit, they are scheduled to attend programmes to be held at the British Embassy in Kathmandu, the National Botanical Garden in Godavari, the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), in Pokhara and other places, adds the Ministry. They are scheduled to stay in Nepal until February 9.(RSS)