Duchess of Cornwall dons all-white outfit to attend Kigali Fashion Week with Prince Charles, as the couple are in Rwanda for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
- The Duchess of Cornwall is currently in Rwanda with Prince Charles
- Royal couple attended a fashion show as part of Kigali Fashion Week
- Camilla looked stylish, donning an all-white outfit for the event
- The appearance came hours after her friendly encounter with Carrie Johnson
The Duchess of Cornwall has been snapped attending a fashion show in Rwanda tonight with her husband Prince Charles.
The couple are in the country for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting which was also today attended by Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his wife, Carrie.
For the event this evening, Camilla, 74, donned a chic all-white outfit for the Kigali Fashion Week, wearing a long tunic over loose fitting trousers.
She wore her locks down, styled into a sharp, curled look, and opted for light make-up, matching warm pink blush with a dark eye, and natural lip.
Meanwhile, she opted for statement jewellery, wearing dangling earrings, and a gold pendant with diamonds embedded.
Camilla (pictured, left) attended Kigali Fashion Week at Kigali Arena this evening with her husband Prince Charles
The Duchess, 74, wore a white tunic for the fashion show, pairing it with dangling statement earrings, and a gold diamond pendant
The royal was snapped looking at all the outfits during the fashion event at at Kigali Arena this evening
Meanwhile Charles opted for a classic double-breasted navy suit, paired with a white shirt and blue tie.
The fashion show appearance followed the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting earlier in the day, which Camilla attended alongside Charles.
During the event, Camilla was snapped having a friendly interaction with Carrie Johnson.
The meeting could have been awkward, after Prince Charles branded the government’s Rwanda asylum policy ‘appalling’, but there was no sign of any tension between the two women.
Indeed, Camilla beamed as she was greeted with a kiss on the cheek by the wife of Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday afternoon at an event for the campaign group Violence Against Women and Girls in Rwanda.
The royal wore a £269 toucan-print dress by the label Bombshell, set up by a former TV costume designer who couldn’t find clothes to fit her hourglass curves.
The look of love: during the event, Charles and Camilla were pictured gazing into each others’ eyes
Camilla was snapped looking at some of the garments, as she attended the Kigali Fashion Week event earlier this evening
Vibrant: the couple appeared interested as they were shown an item of clothing by one of the designers
Carrie looked bright and summery in a yellow J Crew top which she paired with a blue and green patterned skirt, after changing out of the pink Zara suit she wore for her arrival in Kigali this morning.
As Carrie arrived at the venue she warmly greeted The Duchess with a kiss and they chatted for a few minutes before taking their seats.
Camilla looked typically elegant in a blue floral dress which was cinched at the waist with a belt.
She completed the look with beige pump shoes and accessorised with a gold coin necklace.
The Duchess of Cornwall beamed as she shared a kiss with Carrie Johnson, wife of Prime Minister Boris Johnson at an event on Thursday in Rwanda
Camilla, 74, and Carrie Johnson, 34, attended a Violence Against Women and Girls event at the Kigali Convention Centre
Earlier in the day Camilla was thought how to sign language as she joined children at a fun literary event
As Carrie arrived at the venue she warmly greeted The Duchess and they chatted for a few minutes before taking their seats
Camilla looked typically elegant in a blue floral dress which was cinched at the waist with a belt
She completed the look with beige pump shoes and accessorised with a gold coin necklace and statement chandelier earring
She added height to her frame with nude stilettos and her blonde locks were styled in bouncy curls.
Earlier in the day Camilla was thought how to sign language as she joined children at a fun literary event.
She attended the event at Kigali Public Library in her new role as patron of the charity Book Aid, which she recently took over from the Duke of Edinburgh.
She was greeted by schoolchildren who taught her how to say hello and thank you in sign language as an example of their inclusive learning.
Carrie looked bright and summery in a yellow J Crew top which she paired with a blue and green patterned skirt
The political and climate activist appeared to be in great spirits as she beamed while networking at the event
She added height to her frame with nude stilettos and her blonde locks were styled in bouncy curls
Camilla and Carrie were sat at opposite round tables but they enjoyed a warm conversation before taking their seats
The Royal made a powerful speech at the event which took place at the Kigali Convention Centre
The Royal also helped a group of visually and hearing impaired youngsters play a number game and afterwards presented them with a collection of books as a donation to the library.
The collection included short Commonwealth Essay Prize stories called A River of Stories as well as Michael Morpurgo’s There Once is a Queen.
When she arrived she immediately bent down to ask the children if they liked reading and what their favourite books were.
One little girl replied: ‘The Dirty Detective’ to which Camilla laughed: ‘My goodness me!’
Earlier in the day Camilla attended an event at Kigali Public Library in her new role as patron of the charity Book Aid, which she recently took over from the Duke of Edinburgh
She was greeted by schoolchildren who taught her how to say hello and thank you in sign language as an example of their inclusive learning
The Duchess spoke to students using sign language during the event for the Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition and Book Aid International
The Duchess was joined by Jeannette Kagame, who is the wife of the President of Rwanda and young children
The Duchess toured the library’s facilities with the First Lady of Rwanda and Jeannette Kagame, Director of Kigali Public Library, who told her: ‘We like the children to think of this as a playground not just a place to come and learn.’
After viewing an exhibition of front covers and learning more about Book Aid’s International’s work in Rwanda, she was shown Nabu’s ‘Creative Lab’ for children’s book illustrators.
‘So where did you learn to draw! Have you been drawing since you were a child,’ she asked one young man who was busy tapping away on a computer.
Sweet! Camilla spoke to a group of children about their favourite books during her visit to the library
The Royal also helped a group of visually and hearing impaired youngsters play a number game and afterwards presented them with a collection of books as a donation to the library
Camilla looked in deep concentration helped a boy with a tricky number game while she was at the library
She continued: ‘I think you are very lucky to have such talent. It must be a love lot thing to do. I could sit all day doing this. It would be such fun.’
Camilla and the First Lady then visited the Children’s Corner where they met an excited group of youngsters listening to an enthusiastic reading of the Rwandan story Handa’s Surprise.
The duchess sat down with the children, smiling as they excitedly answered questions about the story and looking delighted as the children taught her how to sign.
Camilla then visited the Children’s Corner where they met an excited group of youngsters listening to an enthusiastic reading of the Rwandan story Handa’s Surprise
The duchess sat down with the children, smiling as they excitedly answered questions about the story and looking delighted as the children taught her how to sign
She laughed with a young girl in school uniform as they answered questions together about a story
Camilla, who is the Vice President of the Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition, was delighted to hear about how a record number of children from around the world had entered this year – 26,000 in all – with a 5345 per cent increase in Rwanda alone.
‘I’ve seen some of the stories and they are brilliant, absolutely amazing,’ she said as she met four of the 2021 Rwandan finalists and learnt more about its new digital innovation, Write Around the World.
Outside she got stuck into the fun with a group of excited youngsters enjoying Learning Through Play activities including an interactive ‘assault’ course.
She high-fived several of the children and laughed uproariously as they raced around the grass.
Book Aid’s work in Rwanda aims to support all in society, but especially children.
They work with a range of library and NGO partners across the country and have donated 222,224 books to them since 2017.
After viewing an exhibition of front covers and learning more about Book Aid’s International’s work in Rwanda, she was shown Nabu’s ‘Creative Lab’ for children’s book illustrators
She spoke to one young man who was busy tapping away on a computer and asked if he had been drawing since he was a child
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