Today The Earl and Countess of Wessex visited St Vincent and the Grenadines as part of their Caribbean tour.

🏏 🏃🏽‍♀️ At the Sir Vincent Beache National Stadium, The Earl met sportsmen and women who will take part in the Commonwealth Games this summer in #Birmingham2022. ImageImageImageImage
💃 At St Vincent and the Grenadines Community College, The Countess watched La Gracia Dance Company perform, as well as meeting local women’s groups to learn more about their role in the community's response to the eruption of the La Soufriere Volcano. ImageImage
🏅During a reception at Government House, Their Royal Highnesses presented 13 Duke of Edinburgh’s @intaward Gold Awards. ImageImage
🦜At the Botanical Gardens, The Earl and Countess had a close encounter with St Vincent's national bird, the Amazona guildingii, as well as meeting local school children and planting a tree to mark The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. ImageImage

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