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[PHOTOS] Maasai stick! Women gift Queen Camilla during Kariokor visit

Their Majesties' landed in Nairobi on Monday night for their four-day State visit.

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by The Star

In-pictures01 November 2023 - 12:29
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• Queen Camilla had accompanied His Majesty King Charles III where they lay a wreath of flowers in honour of fallen soldiers.

The queen poses for a photo with local women at the commonwealth war graves on November 1, 2023

Queen Camilla was on Wednesday handed a range of gifts when she visited Commonwealth war graves in Kariokor.

Women who had turned up to witness the occasion gifted the Queen a range of accessories, including Maasai necklaces and a Maasai wooden walking stick.

They said the gesture was aimed at making the queen remember the women's museum in Nairobi.

The queen meets the local women at the commonwealth war graves on November 1, 2023

Queen Camilla had accompanied His Majesty King Charles III where they lay a wreath of flowers in honour of fallen soldiers.

They were welcomed by Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi and Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja.

Daniel Achini, the manager of the Commonwealth war graves commission in Kenya and East Africa was also present.

Brenda and Imani, part of the group that presented the gift to the queen during her visit to the Commonwealth war graves in Kariokor on November 1, 2023

Their Majesties' landed in Nairobi on Monday night for their four-day State visit.

This is the first time he has visited the country after coronation

Their Majesties' will visit several parts of the country including Nairobi, Mombasa, and adjacent counties.  Their tour will end on November 3, 2023. 

The queen meets the local women at the commonwealth war graves on November 1, 2023
The queen meets with the Kenya defence forces at the commonwealth war grounds in Kariokor on November 1, 2023
Some of the necklaces gifted to the queen during her visit to the Commonwealth war graves in Kariokor on November 1, 2023
Brenda and Imani display the gift presented to the queen during her visit to the Commonwealth war graves in Kariokor on November 1, 2023

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