Britain's Princess Anne due in Vietnam

Britain's Princess Anne due in Vietnam

VIETNAM: Princess Anne, the only daughter of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, is due in Vietnam on Saturday to promote British interests in business, development and social issues, an embassy spokesman said.

The five-day visit starts on Saturday in the commercial hub of Ho Chi Minh City and takes in the former imperial capital of Hue and a rural development project in the north-central province of Ha Tinh. She then will head to the capital Hanoi, the spokesman said on Friday.

The princess will also spend time in Ha Tinh's Cam Xuyen district, where Save the Children Fund UK operates.

Princess Anne has been president of the Save the Children Fund since 1970 and has built up an extensive knowledge of development issues during more than three decades of touring the world as its ambassador. --AFP