The Duchess of Gloucester arrived in Bermuda last night to take part in the weekend events marking the Royal Bermuda Regiment’s 50th anniversary.

The Duchess, whose husband, Prince Richard of Gloucester, is the Queen’s first cousin, has been the Colonel-in-Chief of the Regiment since 2006 and was last in Bermuda five years ago. During this three-day trip, the Duchess will attend the Bermuda Tattoo tonight at the Keep Yard in the Royal Naval Dockyard, and will visit Charities House and Windreach Bermuda.

This morning she will head west to Dockyard to visit the Glassworks, Commissioner’s House and Oracle Team USA’s wing shed.

Tomorrow she will attend Warwick Camp for a royal salute and dedication service for the new cannon positioned at the entrance to the Regiment’s headquarters.

Yesterday evening, Governor George Fergusson and Michael Dunkley, the Premier, and their wives, Margaret and Pamela, welcomed the Duchess to Bermuda as she stepped down from the British Airways aircraft that arrived just before 7pm.

Cabinet secretary Derrick Binns, his wife, Nicola O’Leary, and Regiment Commanding Officer Lt Col Michael Foster-Brown also greeted the Duchess on the runway before she was driven to Government House under police escort.