PRINCE CHARLES is set to make a historic visit to Iran — the first official royal trip there for more than four decades.
The Prince of Wales has expressed a keen interest in travelling to the country in the autumn. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Clarence House are in talks with Tehran about a tour, which would mark a major diplomatic coup.
A royal source told The Sunday Times: “The prince is very keen to visit Iran. He hopes he would be able to use his role as a diplomat to further encourage the relationship and dialogue between the two countries.”
While Charles had visited the Iranian city of Bam in 2004 — after a devastating earthquake there the previous year that had killed 40,000 people, according to some reports — officials said that particular trip had been made in his capacity as president of the British Red Cross.
By Sunday Times
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