Princess Anne Raves About “Real Flavor of Jamaica”

By: Caribbean Journal Staff - October 5, 2015

By the Caribbean Journal staff

Princess Anne visited Jamaica last week, and the British Royal raved that she was “wonderfully entertained with that real flavor of Jamaica.”

The Princess’ visited included tours of the Mico College University, the Jamaica Defence Force headquarters at Up Park Camp and the RJR Communications Group.

She also paid a courtesy call on Jamaica Governor General Sir Patrick Allen and participated in a reception with Jamaica Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller.

She departed from Kingston’s Norman Manley airport after making an address during the closing ceremony of the Caribbean-Canada Emerging Leaders’ Dialogue at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston.

Princess Anne is the second child of Queen Elizabeth II.

— CJ

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