King, Queen leave for state visit to Singapore

SEPANG: Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah and Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Hajah Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah today left to Singapore for a state visit until Friday (Oct 28).

Their Majesties left on a special aircraft from the Bunga Raya Complex of the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) here at about 9.45 am.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob and his wife, Datin Seri Muhaini Zainal Abidin , were at the airport to send off Their Majesties.

Also present were Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Abdullah, Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Mohd Zuki Ali and Public Service director-general Datuk Seri Mohd Shafiq Abdullah.

Earlier, His Majesty took the salute from a royal guard of honour mounted by the First Battalion of the Royal Malay Regiment accompanied by a 21-gun salute and the national anthem.