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Prince Andrew pays homage at World War II cemetery in Nagaland

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Press Trust of India Kohima
Last Updated : Jan 21 2013 | 4:10 AM IST

Prince Andrew, who is visiting India to commemorate the diamond jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II's coronation, is the first person from the royal family to visit the war cemetery constructed in memory of soldiers of the Allied Forces.

He will also visit the Second World War Museum at Kisama Heritage Village, 12 km south of here, officials said.

The Nagaland government is arranging a civic reception in the honour of the visiting royal later in the day at the convention centre of Nagaland Baptist Church Council (NBCC) near the civil secretariat complex.

The apex tribal council Naga Hoho has welcomed Prince Andrew.

In a statement, Hoho president Kevilatuo Kewho and vice president Inaka Assumi said the World War Cemetery would perhaps remind the Prince of the crucial role Nagaland and its people had played in world history and history of the British empire.

  

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First Published: May 01 2012 | 12:55 PM IST

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