STORY: The visit follows a state visit President Cyril Ramaphosa undertook in 2022, at the invitation of King Charles III.
On Monday, the Duke of Edinburgh toured the Pretoria National Botanical Gardens, accompanied by Creecy.
“What we are hoping, and this is something that we are now in discussion with the British government about is that they would support SAMBI (South African National Biodiversity Institute) to establish an African seed bank so that we can collect seeds from all over the continent of all indigenous species on our continent,” Creecy said.
Edwards’ visit is amid a shortage crisis in the royal family, following King Charles’ scheduled treatment for an enlarged prostate, while Prince William is taking time off royal duties until his wife Kate recovers from a planned abdominal surgery.