Kumasi (Greater Accra) - A 13-year-old girl named after Queen Elizabeth II of Britain has expressed her joy at the Queen's visit to Ghana.

In a welcoming letter sent to the Queen through the British High Commission and copied to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Queen Elizabeth Afi-Fugah, said, she was delighted because she would be able to see the Queen for the first time.

She wrote, "since this is my first time that I will be seeing you on Ghanaian soil, I wish to welcome you on my behalf and on behalf of all children of Ghana and Africa".

Afi-Fugah, daughter of Mawufeame Fugah, Head of the Anlo community in Kumasi and President of the Association of Small-Scale Industries (ASSI), said she will forever cherish the Queens visit.