Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah and Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah tonight left for London to make a special visit from tomorrow until Oct 16.

The special aircraft carrying Their Majesties departed from the Royal Malaysian Air Force base here at 9.30pm.

Among those who sent off Their Majesties were Dewan Rakyat Speaker Azhar Azizan Harun and Deputy Foreign Minister Kamarudin Jaffar.

Earlier, Their Majesties took the salute from a royal guard of honour mounted by two officers and 26 men of the First Battalion of the Royal Rangers Regiment.

Their Majesties were accompanied by their daughters Tengku Puteri Afzan Aminah Hafidzatullah, Tengku Puteri Ilyana and Tengku Puteri Jihan 'Athiyatullah.

During the visit, Their Majesties are scheduled to have an audience with King Charles III at Buckingham Palace on Oct 12.

King Charles III

On the same day, Sultan Abdullah and Tunku Azizah are also scheduled to officiate at the opening of the Battersea Power Station, Malaysia’s iconic project in London.

The 16.99-hectare real-estate project is a joint venture between Sime Darby Property, SP Setia Berhad, the Employees Provident Fund and Permodalan Nasional Berhad since 2012 with a gross development value of RM51.53 billion.

- Bernama

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