Princess Anne visits Kosovo

9 months ago 06th Feb 14:00

Britain's Princess Anne has become the first member of the royal family to visit Kosovo since it declared independence.

The 58-year-old royal was met at Pristina airport by the Kosovo foreign minister Skender Hyseni on Wednesday (04.02.09).

In line with protocol, the princess has not released a statement

During the trip, Anne visited an Albanian compulsory school in Gnjilane before going on to visit a Serbian compulsory school called Prince Lazar in Dobrotin near Lipljani.

At Prince Lazar, she was greeted by about 20 members of the Independent Liberal Party as well as 100 pupils and staff members.

Minister for return in Kosovo Government Sasa Rasic said: "She has not promised anything but we were assured by a representative of the British Embassy in Pristina that the school shall be completely equipped in this year."

In line with protocol, the princess has not released a statement.

However, the British embassy has said she was planning to "meet a variety of people from different communities within Kosovo" during the trip.