{"id":2151306,"date":"2025-11-12T11:35:29","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T11:35:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2151306"},"modified":"2025-11-12T11:35:29","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T11:35:29","slug":"princess-anne-left-touched-by-royal-tribute-during-low-key-singapore-trip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/princess-anne-left-touched-by-royal-tribute-during-low-key-singapore-trip\/","title":{"rendered":"Princess Anne left touched by royal tribute during low-key Singapore trip"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"main\">\n<div class=\"hydrate-root sc-10wlkbs-0\" data-component=\"Newsletter\" data-loading=\"lazy\" data-theme-name=\"base\">\n<aside class=\"sc-y4bm30-0 jwWhkK newsletter-component sc-1ge0fwe-0\" data-newsletter-key=\"receiveIndyHeadlinesNews\">\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-2 kcLSBk\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-1 inRDZn\">\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-3\">\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-4 hfveGa\">\n<p><h3 class=\"sc-y4bm30-5 sc-y4bm30-6 fvoxRM KrfYk\">Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"sc-y4bm30-5 sc-y4bm30-8 fvoxRM hAGzwL\">Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"sc-y4bm30-5 sc-y4bm30-7 fvoxRM fWwLpN\">Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"sc-eaj12q-0 hKcUSR sc-culv3z-0 eifaJK sc-1ix0cah-0 PYnPb sc-y4bm30-10 fUEDPX\"><use href=\"#600f53465147d717\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-2 kcLSBk sc-y4bm30-9 iQYNfz\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/static-assets\/images\/newsletters\/morningHeadlines1_1.png\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Morning Headlines\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/princess-anne\">Princess Anne<\/a> has been honoured with an <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/orchid\">orchid<\/a> named after her during a two-day visit to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/singapore\">Singapore<\/a>, where she also took time to admire a bloom dedicated to her mother, Queen <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/elizabeth-ii\">Elizabeth II<\/a>, more than 50 years ago. <\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/uk\/home-news\/singapore-commonwealth-royal-navy-asian-prince-b2863445.html\">The Princess Royal visited the National Orchid Garden on Wednesday<\/a>, describing the ceremony to name her own flower as &#8220;very special&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Accompanied by her husband, Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, the princess was presented with the vibrant purple &#8220;Dendrobium Anne&#8221; in a pot. <\/p>\n<p>Dressed in an orange jacket over a patterned blue dress, she received the flower\u2019s official &#8220;birth certificate&#8221; from Hwang Yu-Ning, chief executive officer of the National Parks Board Singapore. <\/p>\n<p>Anne expressed her gratitude, stating: &#8220;Thank you for that. That\u2019s very special, thank you very much.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Following the presentation, the princess signed the guest book and posed for a photograph alongside her husband, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/british\">British<\/a> high commissioner to the Republic of Singapore Nikesh Mehta OBE, and Ms Hwang. <\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-awdjp1-2 cbpRGD sc-awdjp1-3 image align-none\">\n<figure class=\"sc-1cbdeug-0 cXcwgU\">\n<div data-gallery-length=\"3\" class=\"sc-awdjp1-0 jjEIHs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2025\/11\/12\/10\/3c9d8a2b428e8637ab2823d50863837eY29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzYzMDI1NTQz-2.82384316.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2025\/11\/12\/10\/3c9d8a2b428e8637ab2823d50863837eY29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzYzMDI1NTQz-2.82384316.jpg?quality=75&amp;width=320&amp;auto=webp 320w, https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2025\/11\/12\/10\/3c9d8a2b428e8637ab2823d50863837eY29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzYzMDI1NTQz-2.82384316.jpg?quality=75&amp;width=640&amp;auto=webp 640w\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Princess Anne and Sir Tim Laurence with the \u2018Dendrobium Anne\u2019 orchid\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE inline-gallery-btn\"\/><\/p>\n<p><button class=\"sc-1uf4o3q-0 dkRtZs inline-gallery-btn\" id=\"trigger-autogallery-8735\"><span class=\"sc-1uf4o3q-1 hwVecx\">open image in gallery<\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"sc-1cbdeug-1 sc-1cbdeug-3 jBbosc hgzWpY\">Princess Anne and Sir Tim Laurence with the \u2018Dendrobium Anne\u2019 orchid<span class=\"sc-1cbdeug-7 kiHhhg\"> <!-- -->(<!-- -->Jordan Pettitt\/PA<!-- -->)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>She was then guided through the VIP garden, a dedicated display featuring orchid hybrids named in honour of heads of state and international dignitaries, with an umbrella providing shelter from the elements.<\/p>\n<p>She stopped for about a minute to look at the flower called \u201cDendrobium Elizabeth\u201d, named after her mother.<\/p>\n<p>Anne remarked that the flower named after the late Queen, which should be yellow, was \u201cmore green\u201d because it had not completely bloomed yet.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-awdjp1-2 cbpRGD sc-awdjp1-3 image align-center\">\n<figure class=\"sc-1cbdeug-0 cXcwgU\">\n<div data-gallery-length=\"3\" class=\"sc-awdjp1-0 jjEIHs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2025\/11\/12\/11\/51\/Princess-Royal-visit-to-Singapore-nk9znvg3.jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2025\/11\/12\/11\/51\/Princess-Royal-visit-to-Singapore-nk9znvg3.jpeg?quality=75&amp;width=320&amp;auto=webp 320w, https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2025\/11\/12\/11\/51\/Princess-Royal-visit-to-Singapore-nk9znvg3.jpeg?quality=75&amp;width=640&amp;auto=webp 640w\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"The Dendrobium Elizabeth, named after the late Queen at the National Orchid Garden as part of the two-day visit to Singapore by The Princess Royal and Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence to mark 60 years of diplomatic relations between the UK and Singapore\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE inline-gallery-btn\"\/><\/p>\n<p><button class=\"sc-1uf4o3q-0 dkRtZs inline-gallery-btn\" id=\"trigger-autogallery-8736\"><span class=\"sc-1uf4o3q-1 hwVecx\">open image in gallery<\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"sc-1cbdeug-1 sc-1cbdeug-3 jBbosc hgzWpY\">The Dendrobium Elizabeth, named after the late Queen at the National Orchid Garden as part of the two-day visit to Singapore by The Princess Royal and Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence to mark 60 years of diplomatic relations between the UK and Singapore<span class=\"sc-1cbdeug-7 kiHhhg\"> <!-- -->(<!-- -->Jordan Pettitt\/PA Wire<!-- -->)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Six orchids have been named after members of the royal family, including the Queen Elizabeth during her 1972 visit, and the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/prince\">Prince<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/princess-of-wales\">Princess of Wales<\/a> in 2012.<\/p>\n<p>William and Kate saw an orchid named after the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/prince\">prince<\/a>\u2019s late mother <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/diana\">Diana<\/a> during their south-east Asia tour 13 years ago, which she did not see before her death in 1997.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-awdjp1-2 cbpRGD sc-awdjp1-3 image align-none\">\n<figure class=\"sc-1cbdeug-0 cXcwgU\">\n<div data-gallery-length=\"3\" class=\"sc-awdjp1-0 jjEIHs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2025\/11\/12\/10\/406f70d8e58f08e7d96fa7b3cb57d877Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzYzMDI1Njc5-2.82384295.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2025\/11\/12\/10\/406f70d8e58f08e7d96fa7b3cb57d877Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzYzMDI1Njc5-2.82384295.jpg?quality=75&amp;width=320&amp;auto=webp 320w, https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2025\/11\/12\/10\/406f70d8e58f08e7d96fa7b3cb57d877Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzYzMDI1Njc5-2.82384295.jpg?quality=75&amp;width=640&amp;auto=webp 640w\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Anne was guided through the VIP garden, a dedicated display featuring orchid hybrids named in honour of heads of state and international dignitaries, with an umbrella providing shelter from the elements\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE inline-gallery-btn\"\/><\/p>\n<p><button class=\"sc-1uf4o3q-0 dkRtZs inline-gallery-btn\" id=\"trigger-autogallery-8737\"><span class=\"sc-1uf4o3q-1 hwVecx\">open image in gallery<\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"sc-1cbdeug-1 sc-1cbdeug-3 jBbosc hgzWpY\">Anne was guided through the VIP garden, a dedicated display featuring orchid hybrids named in honour of heads of state and international dignitaries, with an umbrella providing shelter from the elements<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>When Anne was driven away from the orchid garden in a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/range-rover\">Range Rover<\/a>, a woman excitedly shouted \u201c<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/princess-anne\">Princess Anne<\/a>\u201d and waved towards the car with other onlookers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.independent.co.uk \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Princess Anne has been honoured with an 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