SL President Wickremesinghe sets world record during the crowning of King Charles III

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Colombo (LNW): On June 02, 1953, Mr. Esmond Wickremesimghe and Mrs. Nalini Wickremesinghe, parents of Sri Lanka’s current President Ranil Wickremesinghe, had attended the crowning of Queen Elizabeth the II, as escorted guests alongside then Sri Lankan Prime Minister Dudley Senanayake.

70 years passed since Queen Elizabeth’s crowning, Mr. Wickremesinghe as Sri Lanka’s Head of State attended the crowning of her successor, King Charles the III yesterday (06), notably setting a world record.

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