Princess Anne was ‘forced’ to skip Remembrance Sunday today
Princess Anne’s Singapore sojourn commemorates 60 years of diplomacy
Princess Anne was ‘forced’ to skip Remembrance Sunday today
Princess Anne was notably absent from this year’s Remembrance Sunday service, as she and her husband, Sir Timothy Laurence, jetted off on a high profile overseas visit.
The Princess Royal, a regular presence at London’s Cenotaph, was unable to join her brother King Charles and the rest of the Royal Family for the poignant tribute to fallen service members from World War II and other global conflicts.
Back in the UK, King Charles led the nation in remembrance, joined by Queen Camilla, the Prince and Princess of Wales, and the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh.
Around 10,000 members of the public lined Whitehall to witness the March Past, observe the 2 minute silence, and pay their respects during the wreath-laying ceremony at the Cenotaph, a solemn yet stirring reminder of the sacrifices made across generations.
While her senior royal siblings represented the monarchy at home in the UK, Princess Anne has been busy taking her own tribute tour across the Commonwealth.
Her four day visit to Australia is centred on commemorating the centenary of the Royal Australian Corps of Signals, with a series of military engagements planned in Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane.
Following her Australian duties, Anne will jet to Singapore on 12th and 13th November to mark 60 years of diplomatic relations between the United Kingdom and the island nation, at the request of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.
Her packed itinerary includes meetings with the president and prime minister of Singapore, a visit to the Kranji War Memorial, and stops at the Airbus Asia Training Centre and Rolls-Royce’s Seletar campus.
On arrival in Australia, the Princess Royal and Sir Timothy Laurence were warmly welcomed by Governor-General Sam Mostyn and her husband Simon Beckett at Admiralty House.
The ceremony included a traditional Welcome to Country and smoking ritual conducted by Cammeraygal Elder Brendan Kerin in honour of the royal visit.
