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Charles and Camilla leave Cuba as historic visit concludes

The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall have left Cuba as an historic visit to the country concludes with a glass of rum, audiences with the ambassador and a horse called Diane.  

The couple, who are now in the Cayman Islands, were enjoying their last day in the Cuban capital today, with their first port of a call a private restaurant in Havana. 

Both got behind the bar and made a couple of the country’s famous rum-based mojitos for themselves, with Charles even helping press the sugar cane and produce the juice needed to make the drink. 

Later Camilla met a horse as she visited an equine project, feeding the animal sugar after hearing how the mare’s calm temperament had resulted in her name being shortened from Dynamite to Diane. 

Charles then visited the ambassador’s residence to hear about the devastating tornado which ripped through parts of Havana, destroying homes and killing around four people in January, and discovering how the communities responded to the natural disaster.  

Just before the couple left for the Cayman Islands, they attended a reception at the Palacio de los Capitanes Generales where Camilla viewed the signature of one of her illustrious relatives who led the 18th Century Siege of Havana.

The couple had been on a historic four-day visit to the communist country, becoming the first British royals to set foot on post-revolutionary soil – with Antony Stokes, Britain’s ambassador to Cuba, describing the trip as ‘a wonderful visit’ and ‘highly significant’. 

Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall arrive at the Owen Roberts International Airport in George Town, Cayman Islands after an historic trip to Havana, Cuba

Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, receives gifts during her arrival in the Cayman Islands for the final leg of their 12-day tour of the Caribbean, arriving from Cuba

Charles and Camilla flew to the British Overseas Territory in the ministerial jet RAF Voyager and received a special welcome, jets of water were shot over the plane by water tenders as it taxied to a stop

The couple (Prince Charles is pictured) had said goodbye to Cuba with a reception with the British Ambassador before traveling to the final stop in their tour of the Caribbean – the Cayman Islands (pictured arriving)

Prince Charles is given a picture book called ‘Georgie and the Stingray City’ as he interacts with children during his arrival in the Cayman Islands 

The Duchess of Cornwall greets children as she arrives in the Cayman Islands to open a new terminal at Owen Roberts International Airport

The couple received a ceremonial welcome when they arrive in the Cayman Islands, with Charles meeting the premier Alden McLaughlin and the Governor, Martyn Roper, at Government House. They both opened a new airport terminal at the Owen Roberts International Airport upon arrival 

The couple unveiled a plaque as part of the new airport terminal opening at Owen Roberts International Airport in George Town, Cayman Islands

Charles and Camilla appeared to be thoroughly enjoying themselves this morning, as they visited a private restaurant in the Cuban capital – where they made two of the country’s famous rum-based cocktails for themselves.  

After adding some mint as a garnish they gamely sipped them for the cameras, despite it being only 11am. The duchess said: ‘Cheers!’

Charles found it hard-going when he agreed to crush some sugar cane in a hand mill during the visit. 

He laughed as he struggled to move the handle and said ‘that’s a long piece of sugar cane’ before quickly agreeing to have the sugary liquid it produced pepped up with some local rum.   

Their first engagement of the day was to learn about Cuba’s food culture. Charles and Camilla visited a paladar – a privately run restaurant – and were presented with a range of local dishes and produce.

Before she left the UK the duchess admitted she hadn’t been sure about the food in Cuba. She let slip her concern on a visit to the Supreme Court.

Baroness Hale, president of the court, said: ‘She is very much looking forward to going to Cuba. She said she loved the music and was interested in the architecture. And she did make a remark about [how] she wasn’t so sure about the food.’

Camilla later visited the National Equestrian Centre and see horses in training for a selection of sports and view displays by riders from the Cuban School of Classic Spanish Dressage

Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall caresses a horse during a visit to the National Equestrian Centre in Havana – soon after she visited a private restaurant in Cuba with Charles 

The duchess, a keen rider who used to hunt regularly, took a great interest in the horses at the Club Ecustre De La Habana Flora y Fauna having peeled away from Prince Charles for the solo visit

Camilla watches on as a young girl rides a horse the National Equestrian Centre in Havana on Wednesday

Royal mint: The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall make their own mojito cocktails at a paladar in Havana today

Charles and Camilla looked to be having a royally good time as they made – and drunk – their own mojitos in Havana today

Before she left the UK the duchess admitted she hadn’t been sure about the food in Cuba. The couple are pictured today

It is understood that the British Embassy rallied around after the duchess’s comments and created an event to showcase Cuban cuisine – and, to be fair, Camilla tucked in.

She was particularly taken by the cheese and bread stand that had been set up at the Habanera restaurant. ‘What are all these different cheeses? They look delicious,’ she said.

The duchess decided to sample some cheese flavoured with ginger. ‘This is just delicious,’ she exclaimed. She declined one with peppers, however, saying: ‘Possibly a little too strong for me.’

Charles also spent time sampling the offerings and told reporters to sample the goats’ cheese. ‘That is very, very good,’ he enthused.

He told the stall holder: ‘I just wish was here for dinner instead of just coming here at eleven o’clock. I’m not sure I deserve it yet,’ he chuckled.

He was so taken by a sample for black bean croquettes, however, that he asked the chef to scribble down the recipe for him so that he could take it home. 

The duchess later promised to send her food writer son Tom Parker Bowles to Cuba to write about the country’s cuisine.

Before leaving, Charles and Camilla were given a lesson in how to make a mojito from Diana Figueroa, who runs the bar at the restaurant Jibaro.

‘Am I doing it the right way?’ Charles asked as he muddled the mint, rum, lime juice and simple syrup.

Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall attend a reception at the Palacio de los Capitanes Generales in Havana

Prince Charles visits the museum at the Palacio de los Capitanes Generales before attending a reception prior to the Royal couple’s departure to the Cayman Islands

Just before the couple left for the Cayman Islands, they attended a reception at the Palacio de los Capitanes Generales where Camilla viewed the signature of one of her illustrious relatives who led the 18th Century Siege of Havana

The Duchess of Cornwall meets organisers and winners of the English language essay competition ‘Bridges between Cuba and the UK’ ahead of a reception at the Palacio de los Capitanes Generales

The Duchess of Cornwall speaks to contributors of the English language essay competition ‘Bridges between Cuba and the UK’ in Havana

The Prince of Wales greets a group at the the Ambassador Residence in Havana, Cuba where he hears about the cultural response to the recent tornado in the city

The Prince of Wales hears about the cultural response to the recent tornado in Havana, at the ambassador’s residence in Havana

Charles learnt about the devastating tornado which ripped through parts of Havana, destroying homes and killing around four people in January, and discover how the communities responded to the natural disaster

The prince visits the Centre of Molecular Immunology, where he meets cancer patients and carers and also chats to researchers who are conducting joint studies with UK institutions, including University College London , the Cancer Research Institute in Glasgow and the University of Manchester

Prince Charles meets researchers at the Centre of Molecular Immunology who are conducting joint research with UK institutions including UCL, the Cancer Research Institute in Glasgow and the University of Manchester

Prince Charles visits the Centre of Molecular Immunology who are conducting joint research with British institutions

The final touch, she told them, was to put a sprig of mint in the glass. ‘It gets up my nose,’ joked Charles.

Then, as he lifted his glass to have a taste, he turned to the watching media and said: ‘Aren’t you all envious?’ Camilla was so taken with the cocktail she asked for the recipe.

Ms Figueroa said of the couple’s mojito-making skills: ‘They were good students. They did everything I said. They muddled the mint really well. It was really nice. They were so happy. They said they had not tried mojito since they had been in Cuba.

‘The duchess said it was a really refreshing drink. The mint and the lime was a really good mix.’     

Cuban food is a blend of influences including Native American Taino, African, Spanish and Caribbean cuisines. A typical meal consists of roast or fried chicken accompanied by rice, black beans and root vegetables.

Favourite dishes Moro y Cristianos (rice made with black beans) and Tostones (pieces of stuffed plantain, often filled with ham and cheese) as well as tamales, made of a stretchy dough steamed in a corn husk. 

Today the couple met chefs and the President of the Cuban Culinary Association, Eddy Fernandez, before being presented with a selection of Cuban dishes and produce. The chefs also explained their origins and development.

Privately owned paladars are increasingly popular in Cuba, providing more varied culinary options for tourists on the island. They started in homes and it is now increasingly common for a residential building to be entirely converted into a private restaurant.    

The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall decided to make a couple of the country’s famous rum-based cocktails today

Prince Charles presses sugar cane to make juice on a visit to a private restaurant in Havana with his wife Camilla today

Prince of Wales operates a sugar cane press during his visit to Havana today to sample Cuban dishes and produce

Later the Duchess of Cornwall met a horse called Dynamite as she visited an equine project.

Camilla, 71, fed the horse sugar after hearing how the mare’s calm temperament had resulted in her name being shortened to Diane.

The duchess, a keen rider who used to hunt regularly, took a great interest in the horses at the Club Ecustre De La Habana Flora y Fauna having peeled away from Prince Charles for the solo visit.

Treated to a dressage and showjumping display to violin music played by 16-year-old Olivia Aramas, Camilla declared: ‘It’s wonderful’.

She appeared delighted and clapped when one of the horses took a bow with one front leg bent.

When she was told few horses had been important for England for breeding purposes she told the Vice President of Business Development Loreta Garcia Sardina, and the Director of the Equestrian Centre, Noel Ceballo Suarez: ‘Let me know if I can help in any way’.

After asking lots of questions she was then introduced to Dynamite and told how equine therapy had helped children with autism, MS sufferers and even recovering drug addicts.

‘Autistic children and horses seem to work very well together,’ she said. ‘Horses aren’t aggressive animals’.

She expressed surprise when she was told that the eight year old girl riding Dynamite had not been able to walk before she underwent equine therapy at the centre. Looking at the child, Shelome Garcia, she said: ‘Look at her now and all the progress she has made.’

She joked: ‘I’m tempted to have a ride on her myself but I don’t think I’m dressed for the occasion’.

Following a tour of the stables and a meet and great with the farriers, Camilla was told the horses were fed carrots as rewards while the stallions were fed eggs and honey as a special treat.

‘Eggs and honey!’ the duchess exclaimed. ‘I’ve never heard of anything like that before. You learn something new every day’.

Paladers started in homes and it is now common for a residential building to be entirely converted into a private restaurant

After adding some mint as a garnish, the royal couple gamely sipped them for the cameras, despite it being only 11am

Charles laughs as Camilla watches on while he presses sugar cane to make juice during the visit to the paladar today

The couple are on a historic four-day visit to Cuba, becoming the first British royals to set foot on post-revolutionary soil

Privately owned paladars are increasingly popular in Cuba, providing more varied culinary options for tourists on the island

And then the royal couple moved on to a museum at the Palacio de los Capitanes Generales as she and her husband attended a reception shortly before concluding their historic royal tour of Cuba. 

Here Camilla was shown a memento a signature of one of her illustrious relatives who led the 18th Century Siege of Havana.

General George Keppel, third Earl of Albermarle, a relative on her grandfather’s side of the family, led the siege of the Spanish-owned island capital in 1762 as part of the Seven Years War between the UK and US.

Despite his troops being struck by yellow fever, his campaign was successful and the British succeeded in invading and capturing Havana and west Cuba.

Two of his cadet brothers, Augustus Keppel and William Keppel, fight alongside him.

He was later rewarded by being made a Knight of the Garter in 1765.

The story of the three brothers was later written about by Camilla’s grandmother, Alice Keppel, the society beauty and mistress of King Edward VII.

She and the Prince of Wales were at the former seat of Spanish power in Old Havana for the reception held by the British Ambassador, Dr. Antony Stokes.

Before the reception, The Prince of Wales visited the first floor museum to see important historical artefacts, including the flag that the UK sent to Cuba when recognising their independence.

Meanwhile, The Duchess of Cornwall meg the organisers and winners of the English language essay competition ‘Bridges between Cuba and the UK’, which was launched to promote education and English language, and the links between the UK and Cuba, before joining her husband in the museum.

Their Royal Highnesses then joined a reception and met guests including government Ministers and officials, British business representatives and Chevening Scholars. 

Cuban food is a blend of influences including Native American Taino, African, Spanish and Caribbean cuisines

Charles and Camilla were presented with a range of Cuban dishes and produce at the paladar in Havana today

The Duchess of Cornwall tasted some Cuban dishes and produce in Havana today as she visits a paladar, a private restaurant

Charles and Camilla arrive at the private restaurant as they continue their tour of Havana today

The city of Havana is pictured this morning as Charles and Camilla’s historic trip to Cuba comes to an end

The prince also visited the Centre of Molecular Immunology and met cancer patients and carers and also chatted to researchers who are conducting joint studies with UK institutions, including University College London, the Cancer Research Institute in Glasgow and the University of Manchester. 

Charles also learnt about the devastating tornado which ripped through parts of Havana, destroying homes and killing around four people in January, and discover how the communities responded to the natural disaster.   

The couple said goodbye to Cuba later at a reception with the British Ambassador before and traveling to the final stop in their tour of the Caribbean – the Cayman Islands.  

Describing the tour, Antony Stokes, Britain’s ambassador to Cuba said: ‘I think it’s been a wonderful visit and the first official royal visit to Cuba – I think that’s highly significant.’

He added: ‘It’s been highly successful and a step forward in our bilateral relationship in a significant way.’   

Despite both being in their seventies now, the couple are undertaking a 12-day tour of the Caribbean at the request of the British Government, carrying out more than 70 engagements.

This week Charles and Camilla made history by becoming the first British royals to set foot in Cuba since the communist revolution.

The couple will received a ceremonial welcome when they arrived in the Cayman Islands, with Charles meeting the premier Alden McLaughlin and the Governor, Martyn Roper, at Government House.  

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