Prince Charles On Surprise Visit to Iraq

World | February 8, 2004, Sunday // 00:00

The Prince of Wales has made a surprise morale-boosting visit to British troops in Iraq, British media reported on Sunday. The heir to the throne flew to the southern city of Basra to meet soldiers serving in the war-ravaged country. Charles is the first member of the Royal Family to visit Iraq since the recent conflict and there were intense security arrangements for his top-secret trip. The Prince was kept away from the capital Baghdad where the threat of suicide bombers and anti-Western insurgency is high.

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