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Princess Anne Begins Australian Tour With Remembrance Tributes and Signals Corps Centenary Events

The tour honours the Signals Corps’ centenary, reinforcing UK–Australia defence links ahead of a brief diplomatic stop in Singapore.

Overview

  • The Princess Royal arrived in Sydney on November 8 with Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, receiving a welcome from Governor‑General Sam Mostyn that included a Welcome to Country and smoking ceremony.
  • She marked Remembrance observances in Sydney by delivering a reading at the Anzac Memorial in Hyde Park and laying wreaths at the memorial and the Sydney War Cemetery.
  • At Victoria Barracks, she addressed a centenary parade for the Royal Australian Corps of Signals, praising a century of service, innovation and support to Australian defence operations.
  • Further military engagements are scheduled through November 11 across Canberra, Melbourne and Brisbane, with elements of the Melbourne program kept tightly controlled for security.
  • Following the Australia program, she will visit Singapore on November 12–13 to mark 60 years of UKSingapore diplomatic relations at the request of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.