The Prince of Wales, Prince Charles, will attend New Zealand's Battle of the Somme commemorations in Longueval, France, this month, Prime Minister John Key has announced.
"We are honoured that he will join New Zealanders as we mark one of the most significant and costly campaigns for our country during the First World War," Key said.
Prince Charles will attend the wreath-laying at the New Zealand Battlefield Memorial at the Caterpillar Valley War Cemetery on September 15.
The Prince of Wales would also take the opportunity to meet young people from New Zealand and the Pacific Islands, who were in France learning more about their countries' participation in the Battle of the Somme.
"Prince Charles will attend the commemoration as Field Marshal of the New Zealand Army, an honorary appointment that was acknowledged in November last year in Wellington, and when His Royal Highness joined New Zealand Defence Force personnel in Westport during Exercise Southern Katipo," Key said.
