See All the Photos of Prince Charles and Camilla's Visit to Rwanda

Four years ago, Queen Elizabeth backed her son, Prince Charles, to be the next Head of the Commonwealth. "It is my sincere wish that the Commonwealth will continue to offer stability and continuity for future generations and will decide that one day the Prince of Wales should carry on the important work started by my father in 1949," the Queen said in April 2018.

Though Charles is the hereditary heir of numerous countries in the Commonwealth, he was not guaranteed to be chosen as the official head. Yet, Commonwealth leaders selected him as the honorary leader.

The Commonwealth heads meet every two years, and the 2020 meeting was delayed until this year, in Kigali, Rwanda. For the meeting, Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall jetted to the country for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting—marking the first-ever British royal visit to the nation.

In a speech during their visit, Camilla said, "I have heard the saying, 'God spends the day elsewhere, but he always spends the night in Rwanda'—and, having seen a little of this beautiful country and experienced your hospitality, I can quite understand why that might be the case."

Here, see all the best photos of Prince Charles and Camilla during their visit to Rwanda:

Charles and Camilla arrived in Rwanda for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM). This is Charles's sixth CHOGM; he attended Edinburgh in 1997, Uganda in 2007, Sri Lanka in 2013, Malta in 2015, and the UK in 2018. However, this is his first as the Head of the Commonwealth.

At the airport, they were greeted by Special Advisor Ambassador Yamina Kritanyi.

Charles also spoke with Johnston Busingye, Rwanda's ambassador to the United Kingdom.

On the first full day of their visit, Prince Charles and Camilla visited the Kigali Memorial for Victims of the 1994 Rwandan genocide, where they laid a wreath.

They signed a note with the wreath, writing, "In everlasting remembrance of those who died in the genocide against the Tutsi."

The royal couple toured the Kigali Genocide Memorial together, pictured here with photographs of victims.

"This memorial is a place of remembrance, a place where survivors and visitors come and pay respect of the victims of genocide against Tutsi," Freddy Mutanguha, the Memorial's director and a survivor himself, told CNN. "More than 250,000 victims were buried in this memorial and their bodies were collected in different places ... and this place [has] become a final destination for our beloved ones, our families."

Prince Charles also visited the Nyamata Church Genocide Memorial, where in just two days, approximately 5,000 Tutsis were murdered inside the church.

After, the royal couple met with with women from the Rwanda Women’s Network Village of Hope, dedicated to supporting survivors of the genocide.

Prince Charles shakes hands with a genocide survivor.

Camilla shared a moment with survivor Uzamukunda Walida.

Charles then went to visit a bamboo forest at an ARCOS agroforestry site. He joked as he posed for the photo, "I feel slightly bamboozled," referring to the bamboo.

He also viewed their seedling nurseries. "I’m fascinated by all these species, do they all have different properties? You have to protect them with shade," Charles remarked.

Meanwhile, Camilla went to the Kigali Public Library, where she met with young students who have impaired hearing.

They taught the Duchess of Cornwall some sign language.

She attended the event with Rwanda's First Lady, Jeannette Kagame (pictured, right).

Meanwhile, Prince Charles visited Umusambi Village, a sanctuary for over 50 endangered Grey Crowned Cranes. There, he adopted a crane called Spoilt.

The Prince of Wales also held a butterfly.

Umusambi Village is Kigali’s first and only wildlife sanctuary.

Then, Camilla gave a speech at a Violence Against Women and Girls event at the Kigali Convention Centre. In her speech, she referenced her mother-in-law, Queen Elizabeth, and the Queen's "deep love" for the Commonwealth.

She also spoke movingly of the need to combat violence against women. "Globally, nearly 1 in 3 women have been abused in their lifetime," the Duchess of Cornwall said. "In times of crisis, the numbers rise, as they have, dramatically, during the Covid-19 pandemic. Across the Commonwealth, calls to domestic violence helplines have increased by up to 500% over the past two years. Whether we are aware of it or not, we all know someone who has endured sexual or domestic abuse. We can, therefore, all be part of combatting these heinous acts."

The royals pose for a photo with Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda and First Lady Jeannette Kagame.