Charles wraps up visit, leaves for India
GEORGE TOWN: Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales, and his wife Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, were given a red carpet send-off yesterday upon the conclusion of their seven-day visit to Malaysia.
Their Royal Highnesses arrived at Penang International Airport about 11am and walked past a static guard-of-honour.
Prince Charles and Camilla flew off to India on a Royal Air Force aircraft, which took off at 11.27am.
Minister-in-Attendance Datuk Seri S.K. Devamany, who is Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department, Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng and his wife Betty Chew, State Secretary Datuk Seri Farizan Darus, State Assembly Speaker Datuk Law Choo Kiang and other state officers were at the airport to see them off.
Prince Charles and Camilla arrived in Kuala Lumpur last Thursday on their maiden visit to Malaysia, commemorating the 60th anniversary of bilateral relations between Malaysia and the United Kingdom.
The royal couple also visited Sarawak, Perak and Penang over seven days from Nov 2 to 8.
They arrived in Penang on Monday evening and completed a day-long official visit to a number of places of worship in the heritage enclave here, as well as the heritage areas and the Royal Malaysian Air Force Base in Butterworth.
They also attended the Sandhurst Alumni Reception at the Eastern and Oriental Hotel and concluded their visit to Penang with the Penang Peranakan Museum Reception in Church Street.
Their visit to Malaysia is part of an 11-day tour of Singapore, Malaysia and India from Oct 30 to Nov 9, aimed at strengthening ties between Britain and Asia. Bernama