Prince Charles begins Asia tour in Singapore

SINGAPORE: Britain’s Prince Charles and his wife Camilla arrived in Singapore late Monday to kick off an Asian tour aimed at cementing relations ahead of a meeting of Commonwealth

The heir to the British throne and Camilla are undertaking an 11-day trip that will also

originally considering including Myanmar on the tour, despite a military crackdown against the Muslim Rohingya minority, but in the end

After arriving, Charles, wearing a suit in the tropical heat, and Camilla met Singapore athletes who were taking part in the Queen’s Baton Relay, which travels around the world ahead of

On Tuesday Charles and Camilla received a ceremonial welcome at the presidential palace,

The couple also laid a wreath at the city’s Cenotaph, which honors soldiers who died during World War I and II, and had an orchid named after them—an honor typically

Singapore’s foreign ministry said the visit “reaf between Singapore and the United Kingdom”— the city-state was a British colonial trading post for over a century and formed part of the Straits After ending their trip to Singapore on Thursday, the couple will kick off a week-long meet with tribes people on Borneo island before heading to historic George Town, a

Charles and Camilla will end their tour with a visit to India, where they will meet Prime

The Commonwealth Summit will take place in Britain in April, with leaders from more Britain’s Prince Charles, Prince of Wales (center) is accompanied by Singapore’s President Halimah Yacob (behind) during a welcoming ceremony at the Istana presidential palace in Singapore on Tuesday.