He landed at the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) on a flight of Qatar Airways from Doha at 2:40 pm.
Upon arrival at the Tribhuvan International Airport, Prince Harry was welcomed at the VVIP lounge by Minister of State for Federal Affairs and Local Development Kunti Kumari Shahi and high-ranking officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Also present at the airport to receive the Prince were British Ambassador to Nepal Richard Morris, Charge d'affaires at the Nepali Embassy in London Tej Bahadur Chettri and the head of the British Department for International Development.
Prince Harry is accompanied by British Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Office Hugo Swire.
This is the first time that Prince Harry is visiting Nepal. British Queen Elizabeth had visited Nepal in 1961 and 1986. Crown Prince Charles, then Crown Princess Diana and Prince Philip have also visited Nepal.
The British royal is scheduled to meet Prime Minister KP Sharma today. During his Nepal visit from March 19-23, Prince Harry will engage in various activities including observation of earthquake recovery work.
He will also interact with Gurkha families, enjoy rafting, watch sunrise over the Himalayas, and visit heritage sites and national parks.
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The prince arrived in Nepal on an official visit to mark the the bicentenary of bilateral relations between Nepal and UK.
Photos: Keshav Thoker
