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 UK–Singapore diplomatic relations at the request of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.