Princess Anne to arrive in Czech Republic on Sunday

Preparations are underway for a visit by Princess Anne, due to arrive in the Czech Republic on Sunday. The princess will arrive in Pardubice, east Bohemia aboard, a Royal Air Force aircraft used by the British Royal family. Her schedule will include a visit to the 117th Grand Pardubice steeple chase, where she will present the prize to the winner. The princess, who is the only daughter of Queen Elizabeth II, is also scheduled to meet President Vaclav Klaus and Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek, as well as to visit schools and charity organisations. She will also be a guest of the presidential couple at Prague Castle, where a dinner, attended by Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg and others, will be held in her honour.