Princess Royal will be touring Sri Lanka over three days. Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent. ... The trip will be the royal family’s first overseas tour of 2024.

On Friday, the Princess Royal, 73, packed a slew of duties into her third and final day in Sri Lanka, which marked the first official international trip of 2024 by a British royal.

The Princess Royal first visited Sri Lanka in 1995 and this year marked her second to the island. Sri Lanka has received members of the Royal Family on seven previous occasions since 1948, including , ...

The princess’ three-day tour of Sri Lanka, which ended on Friday, was the royal family’s first overseas tour of 2024 and marked the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the UK and ...

Princess Royal photographed in jacket and sensible shoes as she thanks airline staff on trip to Sri Lanka. Jump to content. UK News Website of the Year 2024. Your ...

The trip will be the royal family’s first overseas tour of 2024. ... Anne last visited Sri Lanka nearly 30 years ago in 1995 as patron of Save the Children to see projects supported by the charity.

Sri Lanka’s former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, waits to be sworn in as the prime minister at Kelaniya Royal Buddhist temple in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020. (AP Photo/Eranga ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — An ally of the Rajapaksa political family was appointed Friday as Sri Lanka’s prime minister, hours after security forces cleared the main protest site occupied for months ...

Sri Lanka's ruling family in fight for survival as crisis worsens. By Alasdair Pal and Uditha Jayasinghe. May 12, 2022 3:38 AM UTC Updated May 12, 2022 Item 1 of 6 A damaged bust of ...

Sri Lanka’s former President Mahinda Rajapaksa has been sworn in as the prime minister for the fourth time after his party secured a landslide victory in parliamentary elections that cemented ...