A ten-member contingent of the Sri Lanka armed forces visited the United Kingdom (UK) to take part in the Coronation Procession of Their Majesties King Charles III and The Queen Consort.  

The Sri Lankan High Commission in London said in a statement that the delegation visited the UK from 30 April – 7 May 2023 at the invitation of the British Government.

 The delegation reached London on 30 April 2023 and took part in the rehearsals conducted by the UK Ministry of Defence. On 3 May, the High Commissioner of Sri Lanka to the United Kingdom Saroja Sirisena met the members of the delegation at the High Commission and expressed appreciation for taking part in the Coronation Procession.

 On 6 May, the contingent joined the Coronation Procession which accompanied Their Majesties the King and the Queen Consort from Westminster Abbey to Buckingham Palace through the streets of Central London after the Coronation. 

The Coronation Procession included Military representatives from 33 Commonwealth nations and six British Overseas Territories. The Household Cavalry Mounted Band and The King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery led the Procession, followed by 400 service personnel from the Armed Forces of the Commonwealth flanked by 114 Guardsmen of the Household Division carrying Realm and Commonwealth flags.

 The delegation was headed by Captain BGPFA  Wickramasuriya of the Sri Lanka Navy and Group Captain PN Gunathilake of the Sri Lanka Air Force. Other members of the delegation were Major W W N C  Waduge, Captain A T W P  Hewage and WO 1 W P D R Weerasinghe of Sri Lanka Army, Lieutenant DWCU Wimalaguna and Petty Officer RM Aruna of Sri Lanka Navy, Flight Lieutenant MADAP Munasinghe and Flight Sergeant Wickramasinghe MAPR of Sri Lanka Air Force. (NewsWire)

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Four Rover Scouts from the Sri Lanka Scout Association representing Sri Lanka at the Coronation Camp organised by The Scout Association, United Kingdom called on President Ranil Wickremesinghe in London yesterday (07).

President Ranil Wickremesinghe recently visited the United Kingdom to attend the Coronation Ceremony of King Charles III.

According to the President’s Media Division (PMD), the President and the four scouts engaged in a cordial conversation on the role of young people in taking on the country’s future leadership.

The PMD stated that the President encouraged the Scouts to actively engage in national and global concerns, including the global climate crisis.

The four Scouts who represented Sri Lanka Scouts at the Coronation were Shalini Perera, Aritha Bandara, Asel Bandara and Sarith Fernando.

This meeting was organized according to the request of the Chief Commissioner of the Sri Lanka Scouts Association, Attorney-at-Law Janaprith Fernando. (NewsWire)

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