Also present were Andrew and his daughter Princess Beatrice, and the Earl and countess of Wessex.
Stellenbosch (founded in 1679) is about 50 km east of Cape Town and is the second oldest town in South Africa. It was named (like Simon's Town) after the former Governor Simon van der Stel. The town is situated on the banks of the Eerste River ('First River') and has some fine examples of Cape Dutch architecture.
In Stellenbosch, the climate is warm and temperate. In winter, there is much more rainfall in Stellenbosch than in summer. The climate here is classified as Csb by the Koeppen-KÃ¶ppen geiger. systemith an average of 21.1 Â°C, January is the warmest month. In July, the average temperature is 11.6 Â°C. It is the lowest average temperature of the whole year.