King Charles will hold a white-tie banquet for Cyril Ramaphosa at Buckingham Palace.
There the King will host the president at a private lunch and show him an exhibition of Royal Collection items relating to South Africa.
The visit follows the traditional format put in place during the reign of the late Queen Elizabeth II. The dinner service for the banquet dates back to George IV - and the motives, buttering up visiting dignitaries, are even older. There will also be sensitivity to concerns closer to home, with the backdrop of a deepening cost of living crisis. It will be red carpets, but with a purpose.
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