Princess Anne and Sir Tim Laurence have announced their first royal tour since the Queen’s death, unveiling details of their upcoming Uganda trip next week.
The 72-year-old Princess Royal and her husband (67) will travel to East Africa next Tuesday to complete engagements in the country, before flying back to the UK Friday.
Anne is the patron of Opportunity International which works towards ending global poverty. She will also open the Nakivale Refugee Bank as a commercial bank.
Following this, the mother-of-two – who is also a royal patron for Save the Children UK – will visit a school for blind children in Salaama.
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Princess Anne, 72, and Sir Tim Laurence, 67, will fly out to Uganda next Tuesday for their first royal tour since the Queen’s death. The Queen’s coffin was brought to RAF Northolt by the couple on September 13th 2022.
The surprise visit of the Princess Royal to New York was made earlier in October. Pictured delivering a speech at a gala dinner for the English Speaking Union where she was guest of honour on October 4, 2022
Following the death of her mother, Princess Anne stated that she was at her mother’s side during her final hours. The Queen and her only daughter pictured at the 2018 Braemar Highland Gathering in 2018
In addition, the couple, who were married in 1992, made a trip to Kyangwali Refugee Settlement where they saw local community projects.
The Princess Anne and Sir Tim will return to the UK in October 28th. They will then watch the completion of the Safe Way, Right Way truck driver training course by female students as part her Transaid work.
The Princess Royal co-founded the organisation – which provides safe and sustainable transport – with Save the Children and The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) 25 years ago.
They will embark on a busy four-day tour that will include their first public appearances since Queen Elizabeth II’s death in September at the age 96.
While the Queen was ill in Scotland, the princess stayed with her at Balmoral Castle as other senior royals ran to bid their farewells.
The Princess made a statement just after the death of Her Majesty, stating that it was an honour and privilege to travel with her on the final journey.
The statement of Princess Anne was posted to the Royal Family’s Instagram account, along with the photograph above. This was originally released in 2016 to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the monarch. They sat on a sofa together in Windsor Castle’s White Drawing Room.
Earlier this month, the Princess Royal was the guest of honor at a gala dinner for the English Speaking Union at the Cosmopolitan Club in New York.
The English-Speaking Union of the United States, a nonprofit educational charity, claims that it uses the English language to promote global understanding through education opportunities and cultural exchange.
The Queen’s Daughter, a member of the Staten Island Ferry crew, visited St. George’s National Lighthouse Museum.