Camilla gets taste of flamenco in Spain
SEVILLE, Spain: Camilla, wife of Prince Charles on Friday watched a fiery Spanish flamenco show that the British royal couple visited the Moorish city of Seville on the last day of their visit to Spain.
Charles and Camilla were met in the city by the president of the southern region of Andalusia, Jose Antonio Martinez Grinan during the 17th century Palacio de San Telmo, the regional seat of government.
Charles, wearing a gray suit, cross, and Camilla, wearing a green floral print dress and carrying a white parasol against the sun's heat, welcomed some of the dozens of people had gathered to see them.
They traveled by tram to the city hall where they met the mayor of Seville, Alfredo Sanchez Monteseirin, and discussed some of his "initiatives and progress to make the city into a more sustainable city," the British Embassy in Madrid said in a statement.
The heir to the British throne, 62, and his wife, 63, then visited the city's gothic cathedral and the palace of the Alcazar, which was originally a Moorish fort.
Camilla also visited the Museum of Flamenco in Seville, where she joined a 70-strong audience to attend a performance of typical Spanish form high octane song, music and dance.
Seville in southwestern Spain, is a popular tourist destination, partly due to the Moorish-Gothic architecture of its historic center a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
Charles and Camilla - officially the Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall - has arrived in Madrid on Wednesday from Portugal as part of a three-nation tour that will also take in Morocco. - (AFP)
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