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Prince Charles and Camilla tonight dazzled at a black tie dinner in Rwanda as they greeted leaders from Commonwealth countries for the glamorous event.
The Duchess of Cornwall, 74, opted not to wear a tiara but instead wore Bruce Oldfield and donned her new order of the garter.
She also wore her diamond encrusted family order bearing a portrait of the Queen on her elegant deep blue evening gown.
The duchess hosted the dinner alongside her husband, the Prince of Wales, on behalf of the Queen at the Marriott Hotel in the Rwandan capital, Kigali. The Government Dinner is always held on the opening day of the biannual gathering of leaders.
An aide said: 'The Duchess of Cornwall has chosen not to wear a tiara on this occasion.'
The couple were met by a familiar face, the Master of the Queen's Household, The Earl of Rosslyn, who was there to represent Her Majesty, who is head of the Commonwealth, and oversea the event. He presented The President of the Republic of Rwanda, His Excellency Paul Kagame, and The First Lady, Her Excellency Jeanette Kagame, as well as the Commonwealth Secretary-General, The Baroness Scotland.
There was a genial air amongst the leaders of the 'family of nations' as the Prince and duchess stood to greet each one of them in the traditional line-up.
The first to speak to them were British Prime Minister Boris Johnson - his shirt hanging out of the back of his trousers - and his wife Carrie. It appears that their cup of tea earlier in the day had cleared any air between Charles and Mr Johnson as the two greeted each other jovially. Carrie gave the Prince a low curtsey.
The politician had one eye on the cameras as he raised his hands in the air loudly proclaiming 'democracy, democracy'.
The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall are dazzling at the black tie Commonwealth leaders' dinner in the Rwandan capital of Kigali as they put tensions with Boris over migrant policy to one side
A much-anticipated meeting between Charles and Boris Johnson (pictured with Carrie Johnson) lasted 15 minutes. Before they sat down for talks, Mr Johnson had stepped back from comments he would tell Charles to be open-minded about his Rwanda asylum policy
The prince is representing the Queen at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (Chogm), but his visit to the Rwandan capital Kigali has been overshadowed by a row over reported comments he made criticising the Government's scheme to send asylum seekers to the east African nation
After greeting all 54 leaders and their partners, the royals joined them at a reception on an outdoor terrace for around half an hour.
At 9pm sharp the party, with the Prince and duchess bringing up the rear, entered the dinner.
The dinner menu had been selected to recognise cultural, religious, and dietary sensitivities as well as use local produce where possible.
It featured Avocado and Cucumber Roulade on a seeded