Seoul, July 15:
Princess Anne, the younger sister of Britain’s King Charles III, will visit South Korea this week for events commemorating the two countries’ partnership and remembering British sacrifices during the 1950-53 Korean War, the British Embassy in Seoul said on Monday. Princess Anne and her husband, Vice Adm. Sir Tim Laurence, will make a three-day trip to South Korea starting Monday, as this year marks the 75th anniversary of the Battles of Imjin River and Gapyeong, major Korean War engagements involving British forces, according to the embassy.
During her stay, Anne, the Princess Royal, is scheduled to attend a commemorative ceremony at the United Nations Memorial Cemetery in the southeastern city of Busan to honour British and Commonwealth service members who fought in the war and to meet Korean War veterans. The princess will also visit the southeastern port city of Ulsan to observe sites of bilateral cooperation in the maritime, shipbuilding and defence industries, reports Yonhap news agency.
She will participate in the event at Busan Port on Tuesday, where officials from both countries will discuss the past and future of bilateral exchanges in the maritime sector, according to the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries. n“The visit of Princess Anne to Busan Port is a meaningful opportunity to reaffirm the trust between South Korea and Britain built through the sea,” Vice Oceans Minister Nam Jae-heon said in a release.
“We plan to bolster our cooperation with the UK in various maritime-related areas going forward as companions,” Nam added. She is scheduled to pay a courtesy call on President Lee Jae Myung on Tuesday to discuss ways to enhance relations between the two nations, the embassy said.
Their discussions will cover high-level exchanges between South Korea and Britain as “global strategic partners,” security situations in major regions and ways to strengthen cooperation in trade, investment, science and technology, and culture, the presidential office said. Princess Anne previously visited South Korea during the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics.