Prince William and Catherine, The Princess of Wales will undertake major roles next week, as Buckingham Palace has confirmed the President and First Lady of Nigeria will visit the UK on a State Visit.
The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and the First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, will travel to the UK as the guests of King Charles and Queen Camilla from Wednesday, March 18 to Thursday, March 19, 2026.
After arriving on Tuesday 17, the President and First Lady will be greeted by the Prince and Princess of Wales the following morning at the Fairmont Hotel Windsor.
The group of four will then travel to Datchet Road, Windsor, where Mr and Mrs Tinubu will receive a Ceremonial Welcome.
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The King and Queen will formally welcome the Nigerian President and First Lady at the Royal Dais, on Datchet Road, as a Royal Salute is fired in the Home Park in Windsor, and at the Tower of London.
Mr and Mrs Tinubu will then join Charles, Camilla, William and Catherine in a carriage procession to Windsor Castle.
In the Quadrangle of Windsor Castle, the carriage procession will be met by a Guard of Honour formed by the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards with the Royal Standard of the Regiment, with the Corps of Drums of the Battalion and the Band of the Regiment, mounted in the Quadrangle.
The Guard of Honour will give a Royal Salute, and the Band will play the Nigerian and British National Anthems.
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The Nigerian President, accompanied by the King, will inspect the Guard of Honour before rejoining the Queen and the First Lady on the dais.
Together with the Prince and Princess of Wales, they will view the King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery March Past, the Sovereign’s Escort Rank Past and the Guard of Honour March Past.
In the afternoon, Charles and Camilla will invite Mr and Mrs Tinubu to view a special exhibition of items relating to Nigeria from the Royal Collection, in the Green Drawing Room.
Following this, the monarch will receive the President for an audience at Windsor Castle, before visiting together Vicars’ Hall, Windsor.
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There, His Majesty and Mr and Mrs Tinubu will meet organisations that work in interfaith dialogue nationally and internationally.
Afterwards, the President and First Lady will privately visit St George’s Chapel, Windsor, to lay a wreath of flowers on the Tomb of Queen Elizabeth II.
In the evening, Charles, Camilla and other members of the Royal Family will host a State Banquet at Windsor Castle, where the King and the President will both deliver speeches.
On Thursday, March 19, the Nigerian President and First Lady will formally bid farewell to King Charles and Queen Camilla at Windsor Castle.
Mr and Mrs Tinubu will travel to Westminster Abbey, where the President will lay a wreath at the Grave of the Unknown Warrior.
Afterwards, the President will visit No. 10 Downing Street for a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer MP.
Meanwhile, the First Lady will visit Lambeth Palace, where Mrs Tinubu will visit the Chapel for a short Service of Prayer before being invited to preach.
The First Lady will also join a Reception at Lambeth Palace with representatives from the Church of England and faith charities, including Christian Aid and Mothers’ Union, who have supported work in Nigeria.
As the State Visit concludes, the President and First Lady will reunite to view the Nigerian Modernism exhibition at Tate Modern.
After viewing the exhibition, Mr and Mrs Tinubu will attend a reception with members of the Nigerian Diaspora in the UK.
The President and First Lady will depart from the United Kingdom later that evening.