King Charles welcomes South Africa's Cyril Ramaphosa - in pictures

King Charles and Camilla, the Queen Consort, welcomed Cyril Ramaphosa connected Tuesday astatine the opening of his two-day sojourn to the UK. It is the King's archetypal authorities sojourn since helium ascended the throne successful September, and the archetypal successful much than 3 years owed to the pandemic.

Mr Ramaphosa besides met with the Prince and Princess of Wales.

During a sojourn to the Buckingham Palace Picture Gallery, the South African president was shown astir an accumulation of Royal Collection artefacts.

Mr Ramaphosa picked up a photograph of the precocious Queen broadside by broadside with Mr Mandela astatine the authorities banquet successful the Palace successful 1996, saying: "This beauteous picture."

The King remarked "you were fortunate to person known both".

Mr Ramaphosa went connected to code MPs and officials successful the Royal Gallery astatine the Palace of Westminster.

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