British royals visit Jedličkuv Institute

The visiting British royals, Prince Edward and his wife Sophie on Thursday visited Prague’s Jedličkuv Institute for children with physical disabilities established in 1913. They were giveuv a tour of the complex, stopped to chat with the children and planted a fir tree in honour of the 100-year anniversary of the institute. Prince Edward later attended an event at the Prague British School and Countess Sophie visited the British Council to see a short performance inspired by Shakespeare’s plays and presented by students. The British royal couple is due to fly back to London on Thursday evening. Their packed two-day agenda included a reception at Prague Castle, a tour of the city’s prominent historic sites and a visit to the Sue-Ryder home for the elderly.