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The prince, who is on a five-day official tour of Nepal, was touring some of Kathmandu's most iconic sights to see for himself the devastation caused by last year's earthquakes, which claimed more than 8,000 lives and destroyed some of the country's most historic temples and palaces.

Prince Harry was greeted with garlands in Kathmandu today by five colourfully dressed local girls known 'pancha kanya' - the five virgins.

The group of girls aged between 17 and 27, whose name comes from five iconic Hindu heroines, gave the royal four bouquets of flowers, with the fifth girl Maiya Maharjan, 25, placing a fragrant garland of marigolds over his head.

Britain�s Prince Harry Sarts a five-day official trip to Nepal on Saturday. Ther was a meeting with the prime minister and attending a ceremony to mark 200 years of relations between the two nations.

During his trip, Harry will tour areas hit by last year�s devastating earthquake and visit a camp for displaced quake survivors. People are hoping his visit will draw attention to Nepal�s struggle to recover from the disaster.

Prince Harry said he hopes to "shine a spotlight" on resilience of Nepali people recovering from last April�s devastating earthquakes which claimed nearly 9,000 lives.

Britain�s Prince Harry on Sunday saluted the resilience of the people of Nepal recovering from the last year�s devastating earthquakes as he called on President Bidya Devi Bhandari and discussed a host of bilateral issues during his maiden visit to the country.