PRESS RELEASE : OFFICIAL VISIT OF HIS ROYAL HIGHNESSES THE PRINCE OF WALES AND THE DUCHESS OF CORNWALL TO MALAYSIA, 2 TO 8 NOVEMBER 2017
OFFICIAL VISIT OF HIS ROYAL HIGHNESSES THE PRINCE OF WALES AND THE DUCHESS OF CORNWALL TO MALAYSIA, 2 TO 8 NOVEMBER 2017
His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall will undertake an Official Visit to Malaysia from 2 to 8 November 2017. His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall will be accompanied by official delegation from the Clarence House as well as officials from the British High Commission, Kuala Lumpur for a full week in Malaysia. The Royal Highnesses will be visiting a number of places and participating in various significant events to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Malaysia-United Kingdom bilateral relations.
During this official visit, Their Royal Highnesses The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall are expected to engage with Malaysians from all walks of life, from the royalty to students, underprivileged children, youths, civil society and representatives from the business community. This historic visit will contribute towards the enhancement of the close and fraternal relations between the two countries.
This will be His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall’s first visit to Malaysia. The last two visits by the Royal British Monarch to Malaysia were by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and The Duke of Edinburgh who attended the Official Opening of the 16th Commonwealth Games held in Kuala Lumpur from 20-23 September 1998 as well as The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s visit to Malaysia in September 2012.
Bilateral relations between both countries are broad-based and substantive, encompassing a wide range of areas including trade, investment, defence and security, education, digital economy, green technology, renewable energy, culture and tourism. For Malaysia, the UK is an important business partner. Malaysia is the UK’s second largest export market in ASEAN and the UK is Malaysia’s third largest trading partner in Europe. In the field of education, there are currently more than 18,000 Malaysians studying in the UK.
His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall are expected to have an audience with His Majesty The Yang di-Pertuan Agong XV, Sultan Muhammad V, at Istana Negara and a meeting with the Honourable Prime Minister of Malaysia and spouse during this visit.
In conjunction with this important visit and to mark the important milestone of 60 years of bilateral relations between Malaysia and the UK, Pos Malaysia Berhad will be issuing commemorative stamps on 31 October 2017.
PUTRAJAYA
31 October 2017