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Prince Philip Is Coming to Ghana |
| Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, will visit Ghana from this Saturday, July 19, to July 23, to preside over the 30th Triennial Conference of the Royal Commonwealth Ex-Services League (RCEL) in Accra. |
Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth II, is the Grand President of the league.
A statement issued by the RCEL in Accra yesterday said the conference is being organised by the RCEL, in collaboration with the Veterans’ Association of Ghana which is a member of the league, a Commonwealth charity organisations of 56 members in 48 Commonwealth countries.
With 65,000 eligible veterans and widows identified, the charity acts as a link for ex-service organisations across the globe and provides welfare for those in need with the aim of ensuring that no ex-serviceman or woman is without help if in need.
The league organises conferences for delegates from all member organi-sations every three years, and the Accra Conference forms the 30th, since the establishment of the league in 1921 in Capetown, South Africa.
The statement said three million soldiers fought in the First World War of which 440,000 became casualties.
"A key aspect of the Second World War was the contribution of 4.5 million Commonwealth service men and women from Africa, the Indian Sub-Continent and the Caribbean of which 360,000 were casualties."
It noted that although the league receives no British Government funding, it raises funds through the generosity of the British public and through its member organisation.
This year the charity responded to the emergencies in both Burma and Zimbabwe.
The league also acts as an overseas agent for 50 United Kingdom based service charities.
While in Ghana, Prince Philip will pay a courtesy call on President John Agyekum Kufuor, the statement said.
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