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First Lady travels alone in London

25 Sep 2022

First Lady Maithree Wickremesinghe was last week spotted in London while she was travelling unaccompanied on the London Underground during her recent visit to the UK. The photograph of the First Lady travelling alone on the Underground was captured by another passenger and posted on social media. The First Lady visited London last week with President Ranil Wickremesinghe on a private visit at her own expense. She also accompanied the President to Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral. While there were claims on social media that the President had travelled to the UK with a significant entourage amidst an economic crisis faced by the country, the President’s Media Division announced that Wickremesinghe had been accompanied only by a doctor and two other officials, while the First Lady had travelled at her own expense. Maithree’s visit to the UK and the manner in which the First Lady conducted herself is exemplary given that Sri Lanka has witnessed several First Ladies in the past who used to travel with their personal entourage and live lavishly at public expense.


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