Why Princess Anne missed the state banquet?

25-11-2022

By Aarti Rawat

Princess Anne skipped Tuesday's state banquet. Her brother, King Charles III, hosted Cyril Ramaphosa for a special evening at Buckingham Palace during his two-day state visit.

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Princess Royal and Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence visited the Falkland Islands for six days at His Majesty's request.

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They visited Bluff Cove after visiting the HMS Sheffield Memorial and Sea Lion Island National Nature Reserve.

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Anne planting a Memorial Wood tree was sweet. The Falkland's Cubs planted the tree for The Queen's Green Canopy.

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In the evening, Princess Royal visited the Falkland Islands Defence Force Headquarters, Kiel Canal Road, Stanley.

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In honor of Cyril Ramaphosa, King Charles presided over his first state banquet as monarch, and Prince William and Princess Kate attended for the first time as Prince and Princess of Wales.

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At the state banquet, the King paid tribute to the late Queen and her ties to South Africa, saying she admired "its people, vibrancy, natural beauty and diversity."

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Charles spoke movingly and humorously about his mother's long relationship with the Commonwealth nation at a banquet to mark South African President Cyril Ramaphosa's state visit to the UK.

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"We must acknowledge the wrongs which have shaped our past if we are to unlock the power of our common future," the monarch said.

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