HAVANA, Cuba – Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales, and Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, will be in Cuba until Wednesday during the British royal family's first official trip to the island since 1959.
Prince Charles, the heir to the British throne, arrived in Havana on Sunday afternoon. In what many Cuban-Americans in South Florida found offensive, he stood in front of an image of Ernesto "Che" Guevara for the traditional wreath laying at Freedom Plaza and José Martí Monument.
Prince Charles, Prince Of Wales attends a wreath laying ceremony at the Jose Marti Memorial on March 24, 2019 in Havana, Cuba. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images,)
Eusebio Leal Spengler, a prominent Cuban historian, gave them a tour of Old Havana on Monday morning. Spengler, 75, is the director of the restoration program. After their arrival at the Revolution Square on Monday night, Prince Charles met with Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel.
Prince Charles Prince of Wales and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall talk with history guide Eusebio Leal during a guided tour of Old Havana on March 25, 2019 in Havana, Cuba. Their Royal Highnesses have made history by becoming the first members of the royal family to visit Cuba in an official capacity. (Photo by Arthur Edwards - WPA Pool/Getty Images)
On Tuesday, they will visit the Mariel Port. It is likely they won't be talking about the suffering of the nearly 125,000 Cubans who left from that port in 1980. The Cuban government is most proud of the special development zone, which Cuban officials say has attracted at least $1.6 billion since operations began in 2013.
Prince Charles, Prince of Wales and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall arrive at a British Classic Car event Tuesday in Havana, Cuba. Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images
After the Mariel Port visit Tuesday afternoon, Prince Charles and Camilla are set to attend a Tuesday night gala at the historic National Theatre of Cuba, formerly the Centro Gallego and the Teatro Tacon, in Havana's Paseo del Prado. It is now the home of the Cuban National Ballet Company.
After a scheduled Wednesday morning visit to the Molecular Immunology Center in Havana, Prince Charles and Camilla will head to Jose Marti International Airport at 2:40 p.m.
Cuba was the sixth stop of the royal couple's 13-day Caribbean tour. Prince Charles and Camilla started their tour March 17 with a visit to St. Lucia. They continued the tour with visits to Barbados, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, St. Kitts and Nevis and Grenada. After Cuba, they will end the tour with a visit to the Cayman Islands.
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HAVANA, CUBA - MARCH 25: Prince Charles, Prince of Wales receives an official welcome from President Miguel Diaz-Canel on March 25, 2019 in Havana, Cuba. Their Royal Highnesses have made history by becoming the first members of the royal family to visit Cuba in an official capacity. (Photo by Jane Barlow - WPA Pool/Getty Images)