The Earl of Wessex arrived in Bermuda today to survey the damage left by Hurricane Fabian and to honour victims killed in last month's storm.

The Earl, better known as Prince Edward, the third and youngest son of the Queen, greeted Governor Sir John Vereker and Premier Alex Scott upon his arrival at Bermuda International Airport.

He will speak at a news conference tomorrow after he tours the damage caused by the storm on Sept. 5.

The Earl will visit the World Heritage Site of St. George's, an old fort town. He will also lay a wreath in the waters beneath the airport causeway where four people were swept to their deaths during the storm. Edward will meet relatives of the victims, three of whom were Police officers.

He was also scheduled to visit a school that lost its roof and which has not yet reopened.

Hurricane Fabian battered Bermuda with 150 mph winds, causing more than $100 million worth of damage throughout the island.

The Earl will conclude his visit with a tree-planting ceremony at Government House, a trip to a nature reserve and an awards ceremony at the governor's residence.

Edward, whose title is earl of Wessex, was on the last stop of a Caribbean tour, which included visits in Antigua, Barbados, Dominica and Guyana. Edwards's wife, Sophie, is pregnant and did not accompany him on the Caribbean tour.

The prince last visited Bermuda in 1992. He will return to Britain tomorrow night.