Princess Anne arrives in Falklands for visit including sports complex opening
The trip runs until November 20 and will also take her to South Georgia to commemorate explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton.
Princess Anne has arrived in the Falklands with her husband, Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, for a visit that includes formally opening Stanley’s new National Sports Complex. She will also travel to South Georgia during the trip.
Her itinerary includes meetings with community members, stops at Tussac House and Cape Pembroke Lighthouse, and a Government House reception. Members of the Legislative Assembly welcomed the couple and said the visit would allow them to see changes in the islands since their previous trip in 2022.
The sister of King Charles III is making the visit as Patron of the South Georgia Heritage Trust, an organization that works to preserve South Georgia’s environment and heritage. She will commemorate explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton there. Buckingham Palace describes the trip as focused on heritage and commemoration.
The visit coincides with hearings in Hamburg at the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea on Argentina’s request to stop the Sea Lion oil project. Argentina’s Chamber of Deputies also plans to debate a sovereignty defense bill. Argentina claims the Falklands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.
