SINGAPORE \u2013 Britain\u2019s Princess Anne met President Tharman Shanmugaratnam at the Istana on Nov 12 and discussed issues relating to sustainability, biodiversity, education and skills development during their meeting. <\/p>\n
They also reaffirmed the longstanding and multifaceted ties between Singapore and Britain, including strong people-to-people ties, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said on Nov 13.<\/p>\n
Princess Anne was in Singapore on a two-day trip from Nov 12 to 13, during which she also met Prime Minister Lawrence Wong.<\/p>\n
PM Wong and the Princess Royal, as she is also known, marked the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between Singapore and Britain, MFA said.<\/p>\n
They also reaffirmed Singapore and Britain\u2019s strong cooperation across different sectors and exchanged views on how greater collaboration can be achieved in emerging areas such as trade, artificial intelligence and cyber security.<\/p>\n Britain\u2019s Princess Anne laying a wreath at the Kranji War Memorial on Nov 12, as part of a two-day visit to Singapore, in which she met the country\u2019s leaders.<\/p>\n ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n In a Facebook post on Nov 13, PM Wong said: \u201cThe Princess Royal\u2019s visit reflects the deep and enduring friendship between our peoples.<\/p>\n \u201cSingapore and the UK share a rich history and a strong foundation of trust. I look forward to expanding our cooperation and keeping our partnership vibrant in the years ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n The Princess, 75, also attended a ceremony held at the Botanic Gardens, where a new orchid hybrid \u2013 Dendrobium Anne<\/i> \u2013 was named in her honour.<\/p>\n Britain\u2019s Princess Anne viewing the new orchid hybrid named in her honour with her husband, Vice-Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, on Nov 12.<\/p>\n ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n Princess Anne is the younger sister of King Charles III and the second child and only daughter of the late Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip.<\/p>\n She is reported to have visited Singapore at least twice previously. The first was in 1972, when she was 22 and accompanying her parents on a state visit to Singapore \u2013 the second stop in a South-east Asia tour.<\/p>\n More recently, she last visited in 2016, for the 27th Commonwealth Agriculture Conference, when she laid a wreath for the war dead at the Kranji War Cemetery. She also met members of the Singapore Armed Forces Veterans\u2019 League.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/picture><\/div>
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