The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have arrived in Nadi, western Fiji, where a statue to commemorate Sergeant Talaiasi Labalaba will be unveiled.
Sgt Labalaba, a British-Fijian soldier, was killed in the Battle of Mirbat in 1972.
Labalaba, renowned as one of the SAS’s greatest heroes, gave his life in an epic struggle to defend his fellow soldiers at the Battle of Mirbat, in what is now Yemen, in 1972.
After the ceremony the couple will board their Qantas charter fight for the South Pacific nation of Tonga, the third country they are visiting during their 16-day trip on behalf of the Queen.
There they will receive an official welcome to the country from Her Royal Highness The Princess Angelika Latufuipeka at the airport.
Later they will be the guests of honour at another welcome reception and dinner in Nuku’alofa with the Tongan ruler, King Tupou VI and his wife, Queen Nanasipau’u, with traditional Tongan entertainment.
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