They were here on a private visit which paved the way for them visit a few tourist attractions in Sri Lanka.

Among the places they visited in Sri Lanka was Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage. Pinnawala officials facilitated the visit with a planting of a tree.

“This kind of high profile visits are welcome at a time we are trying to reach out to high end tourists,” Daily FT stated quoting Sri Lanka Tourism’s Acting Director General Vipula Wanigasekera.

Prince Michael of Kent is a grandson of King George V and Queen Mary, he is a cousin of Queen Elizabeth II.

Prince Michael occasionally carries out royal duties representing the Queen at some functions in Commonwealth realms outside of the United Kingdom.