Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, Asantehene will grant audience to their Royal Highnesses, the Crown Prince William Alexander of Netherlands and his wife, Maxima at the Manhyia Palace in Kumasi on 16 April 2002.

A press release signed by Mr Kofi Owusu Boateng, personal secretary of Asantehene, said a mini-durbar of Amanhene of Asanteman will be held in honour of the Crown Prince and his wife at the Manhyia Palace. Crown Prince William Alexander and his wife will arrive in Accra tomorrow and they will be met at the airport by the Vice President, Alhaji Aliu Mahama. The couple will later pay a courtesy call on President John Agyekum Kufuor as part of their visit to the country.