Havel cancels meeting with Prince Charles over illness

Former Czech president Václav Havel cancelled a meeting with Britain’s Prince Charles on Tuesday due to illness. Mr Havel had been scheduled to accompany the prince on a visit to Prague’s English College secondary school, of which both are patrons, on the last day of the latter’s four-day visit to the Czech Republic. Mr Havel, who is 73 and is inclined to suffer from breathing difficulties, has also called off a trip to Georgia planned for this week. He had been due to receive an honour from the president of the former Soviet state, Mikheil Saakashvili.

Prince Charles and his wife Camilla met Czech politicians and visited historical monuments, the theatre and an eco-friendly village during their stay, which began on Saturday.