His Royal Highness will visit Cochin Shipyard where UK companies are heavily involved in building ships, including on the first indigenous aircraft carrier, INS Vikrant. He will then travel out of Cochin to visit an innovative approach for animal conservation at one of India’s elephant corridors, engaging with NGOs including Elephant Family, Wildlife Trust of India, Wildlife Protection Society of India and WWF – of which HRH is patron – and meet wildlife guards active in the reserve.
The Duchess of Cornwall has an equally full programme, visiting a Nursing School, a ground-breaking Women’s self-reliance programme called “Kudumbushree”, and a fantastic school which will highlight the British Council’s education partnerships in Kerala.