Prince and Princess Michael of Kent visit Lanka
Another royal visit took place in Sri Lanka recently with the arrival
of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent. They were here on a private
visit which paved the way for them to call on a few tourist attractions
in Sri Lanka.
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Princess Michael feeding a baby elephant at the Pinnawala
Elephant Orphanage. |
Prince Michael of Kent is a grandson of King George V and Queen Mary
and a cousin of Queen Elizabeth II. Prince Michael is representing the
Queen at certain functions in Commonwealth realms.
His father was the Duke of Kent, the fourth-eldest son of George V
and Queen Mary. His mother was the Duchess of Kent (n‚e Princess Marina
of Greece and Denmark), a daughter of Prince Nicholas of Greece and
Denmark and Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia.
Prince Michael was seventh in the line of succession to his uncle
King George VI at the time of his birth.
Prince Michael was made Honorary Commodore of the Royal Naval Reserve
in 1994, and in 2002 he was made Honorary Air Commodore of RAF Benson.
In 2009, he was appointed Honorary Regimental Colonel of the
Honourable Artillery Company.
Prince Michael was accompanied by Princess Michael during the tour in
Sri Lanka.
Among the places they visited in Sri Lanka was the Pinnawala Elephant
Orphanage. Pinnawala officials feclicitated the visit with the planting
of a tree. Eco and wild life tourism expert Sri Lal Miththapala guided
the VIPs around on the invitation of the tourism authorities. “Such high
profile visits are welcome at a time we are trying to reach out to high
end tourists,” said the Acting Sri Lanka Tourism Director General Vipula
Wanigasekera. |
