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The Duchess Of Edinburgh Will Visit Bosnia And Herzegovina

Posted by karenl on July 6, 2025, 12:59 am

"The King has entrusted his sister-in-law, the Duchess of Edinburgh, with an emotional task on his behalf.

As revealed by Buckingham Palace on Saturday, the Duchess will be visiting Bosnia and Herzegovina on a solo tour of the Balkan state.

Her Royal Highness will be the first member of The Royal Family to visit the country since Princess Anne in 2015, however, there was never meant to be a ten year gap between trips.

In 2020, The King – who was then Prince of Wales – was due to visit Bosnia and Herzegovina to mark the 25th anniversary of the Srebrenica Genocide.

However, Covid-19 meant the visit was postponed, with only now the visit being readapted for the Duchess of Edinburgh and the 30th anniversary of the genocide.

The King has written a message for the occasion, and has tasked Sophie with reading it on her tour."

https://royalcentral.co.uk/uk/the-king-bosnia-message-211936/

Re: The Duchess Of Edinburgh Will Visit Bosnia And Herzegovina

Posted by Karen on July 6, 2025, 5:14 am, in reply to "The Duchess Of Edinburgh Will Visit Bosnia And Herzegovina"

Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Edinburgh will visit Bosnia and Herzegovina from 10 to 12 July, and on the 30th anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide, she will attend a commemoration at the Srebrenica Memorial Centre, where she will read a message from King Charles III. The Duchess will then lay a wreath at the Potočari cemetery in memory of the victims and speak to the Mothers of Srebrenica.

https://sarajevotimes.com/the-duchess-of-edinburgh-to-visit-bih-to-commemorate-30th-anniversary-of-the-srebrenica-genocide/

Re: The Duchess Of Edinburgh Will Visit Bosnia And Herzegovina

Posted by Martha on July 6, 2025, 2:45 pm, in reply to "Re: The Duchess Of Edinburgh Will Visit Bosnia And Herzegovina"

Sophie will do a good job on this visit, as per always. Commemorating this horrific event will be an emotional and political minefield, but Sophie will be up to the challenge.

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The Duchess reads the King's message to mark the 30th anniversary of the Srebrenica Genocide

Posted by Karen on July 11, 2025, 2:34 pm, in reply to "The Duchess Of Edinburgh Will Visit Bosnia And Herzegovina"

Re: The Duchess reads the King's message to mark the 30th anniversary of the Srebrenica Genocide

Posted by Candace on July 12, 2025, 12:15 am, in reply to "The Duchess reads the King's message to mark the 30th anniversary of the Srebrenica Genocide"

I think that's the first time I've ever heard the Duchess speak.

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