Prince Charles arrived at Targu Mures airport

Prince Charles of Wales arrived this afternoon at "Transylvania" airport of Targu Mures, aboard a private race to make an unofficial visit in several counties of Romania, during three days.

The aircraft landed in "Transylvania" airport at around 14.15 and His Royal Highness was greeted by the director of the institution, Peti Andras, and by some officials of the British Embassy in Bucharest.

Prince Charles left the airport after 14:30 in one of the six cars that expected for him and will go to Micloşoara in Covasna County, to Count Tibor Kalnoki property, scheduled for tomorrow to have a private visit at Archita village in Mureş community Vanatori.

According to the mayor of this village, Mihai Vasile Todoran, Prince Charles will visit the former cultural center of Archita, which was returned to the Evangelical Consistory and was recently leased to a relative of Prince Charles and renovated, where will operate a foundation dealing with Prince’s activities in Transylvania.

Prince Charles, heir to the British crown, begins on Friday a 7-day private visit to Transylvania, broadcasts the Radio Romania reporter, Liliana Nicolae.

On Friday, the prince will meet the representatives of charitable organizations, in Romania and abroad, that His Royal Highness supports.

One of them is INTBAU, a foundation for educational purposes, which promotes architecture and traditional craftsmanship.

INTAUB, the foundation owned by Prince Charles, funtions in Romania since 2003 and organizes restoration courses in Transylvanian Saxon areas.

Exactly these days such a course takes place in the village of Archita, Mures County.

Tags: Center News, Prince Charles, Targu Mures, Peti Andras, Tibor Kalnoki, Mihai Vasile Todoran, Aura Woodware

Translated by Alexandra-Diana Mircea

MTTLC, Bucharest University