Charles, joined by the Queen, gathered at the sovereign’s entrance of Windsor Castle to say goodbye to their guests Bola Ahmed Tinubu and first lady Oluremi Tinubu. “As demonstrated from their two speeches, there exists a strong friendship and wealth of opportunity between our two nations. Eid-al-Fitr – the Islamic holiday celebrating the end of Ramadan – begins on Thursday evening, when the president and his wife will depart the UK. A small contingent of the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards lined the castle’s quadrangle for the formal farewell. The trumpeter sounded a royal salute as the president’s car passed by and left the grounds.

Source: The Guardian March 19, 2026 11:51 UTC