Royal couple ends S'pore tour, heads to Kuala Lumpur
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Britain's Prince William, (right), and his wife Catherine, (center), the Duke and the Duchess of Cambridge pay their respects to war dead of both WWI and WWII at the Kranji Commonwealth War Memorial on Thursday Sept 13, 2012 in Singapore. -- PHOTO: AP
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Britain's Prince William (right) with his wife Catherine (left), the Duchess of Cambridge, look at graves during their visit to the Kranji Memorial Cemetery in Singapore on Sept 13, 2012. -- PHOTO: AFP
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Britain's Prince William, and his wife Catherine, the Duke and the Duchess of Cambridge pay their respects to war dead of both WWI and WWII at the Kranji Commonwealth War Memorial on Thursday Sept 13, 2012 in Singapore. -- PHOTO: AP
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Britain's Prince William (right) with his wife Catherine (left), the Duchess of Cambridge, walk through the graveyard to attend a ceremony during their visit to the Kranji Memorial Cemetery in Singapore on Sept 13, 2012. -- PHOTO: AFP
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Britain's Prince William, right, and his wife Catherine, the Duke and the Duchess of Cambridge pay their respects to war dead of both WWI and WWII at the Kranji Commonwealth War Memorial on Thursday Sept 13, 2012 in Singapore. -- PHOTO: AP
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Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, looks at the headstones during her visit to the Kranji Memorial Cemetery in Singapore on Sept 13, 2012. -- PHOTO: AFP
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Britain's Prince William and his wife Catherine, the Duke and the Duchess of Cambridge pay their respects to war dead of both WWI and WWII at the Kranji Commonwealth War Memorial on Thursday Sept 13, 2012 in Singapore. -- PHOTO: AP
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Britain's Prince William (left) and Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, depart from the Kranji Commonwealth War Cemetery in Singapore on Sept 13, 2012. The royal couple are at their first stop of a nine-day tour of Southeast Asia and the South Pacific on behalf of Queen Elizabeth II to commemorate her Diamond Jubilee. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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Britain's Prince William (second, left) and his wife Catherine (third, left), the Duchess of Cambridge, walk down to the Kranji Memorial Cemetery as fans (right) gather for a glipse of the royal couple during their visit in Singapore on Sept 13, 2012. -- PHOTO: AFP
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People gather to get a glipse of Britain's Prince William and his wife Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, during their visit to the Kranji Memorial Cemetery in Singapore on Sept 13, 2012. -- PHOTO: AFP
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Britain's Prince William (centre, left) and his wife Catherine (centre, right), the Duchess of Cambridge, lay a wreath to pay their respects to war dead of WWII during a visit to the Kranji War Memorial in Singapore on Sept 13, 2012. -- PHOTO: AFP
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Britain's Prince William (centre, left) and his wife Catherine (centre, right), the Duchess of Cambridge, lay a wreath to pay their respects to war dead of WWII during a visit to the Kranji War Memorial in Singapore on Sept 13, 2012. -- PHOTO: AFP
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Britain's Prince William (centre, left) and his wife Catherine (centre, right), the Duchess of Cambridge, lay a wreath to pay their respects to war dead of WWII during a visit to the Kranji War Memorial in Singapore on Sept 13, 2012. -- PHOTO: AFP
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Prince William and Catherine view the graves of fallen soldiers. -- ST PHOTO: JENNANI DURAI
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Major (retired) Abdul Samad was one of the representatives of the singapore armed forces veterans' league who welcomed the duke and duchess to the war memorial. He said that the memorial was important to him as a military man and he was glad the royal visit had brought visitors and attention to the place. "We must not forget the sacrifice these young men from far away made to defend our country," said the 69-year-old. -- ST PHOTO: JENNANI DURAI
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A crowd of about 500 has gathered despite the heat and remote location of the war memorial. -- ST PHOTO: JENNANI DURAI
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Everyone scrambles to get a photo as the duke and duchess arrive at Kranji. -- ST PHOTO: JENNANI DURAI
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All eyes on the approaching couple. -- ST PHOTO: MELISSA PANG
Britain's Prince William, (right), and his wife Catherine, (center), the Duke and the Duchess of Cambridge pay their respects to war dead of both WWI and WWII at the Kranji Commonwealth War Memorial on Thursday Sept 13, 2012 in Singapore. -- PHOTO: AP
Britain's Prince William (right) with his wife Catherine (left), the Duchess of Cambridge, look at graves during their visit to the Kranji Memorial Cemetery in Singapore on Sept 13, 2012. -- PHOTO: AFP
Britain's Prince William, and his wife Catherine, the Duke and the Duchess of Cambridge pay their respects to war dead of both WWI and WWII at the Kranji Commonwealth War Memorial on Thursday Sept 13, 2012 in Singapore. -- PHOTO: AP
Britain's Prince William (right) with his wife Catherine (left), the Duchess of Cambridge, walk through the graveyard to attend a ceremony during their visit to the Kranji Memorial Cemetery in Singapore on Sept 13, 2012. -- PHOTO: AFP
Britain's Prince William, right, and his wife Catherine, the Duke and the Duchess of Cambridge pay their respects to war dead of both WWI and WWII at the Kranji Commonwealth War Memorial on Thursday Sept 13, 2012 in Singapore. -- PHOTO: AP
Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, looks at the headstones during her visit to the Kranji Memorial Cemetery in Singapore on Sept 13, 2012. -- PHOTO: AFP
Britain's Prince William and his wife Catherine, the Duke and the Duchess of Cambridge pay their respects to war dead of both WWI and WWII at the Kranji Commonwealth War Memorial on Thursday Sept 13, 2012 in Singapore. -- PHOTO: AP
Britain's Prince William (left) and Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, depart from the Kranji Commonwealth War Cemetery in Singapore on Sept 13, 2012. The royal couple are at their first stop of a nine-day tour of Southeast Asia and the South Pacific on behalf of Queen Elizabeth II to commemorate her Diamond Jubilee. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Britain's Prince William (second, left) and his wife Catherine (third, left), the Duchess of Cambridge, walk down to the Kranji Memorial Cemetery as fans (right) gather for a glipse of the royal couple during their visit in Singapore on Sept 13, 2012. -- PHOTO: AFP
People gather to get a glipse of Britain's Prince William and his wife Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, during their visit to the Kranji Memorial Cemetery in Singapore on Sept 13, 2012. -- PHOTO: AFP
Britain's Prince William (centre, left) and his wife Catherine (centre, right), the Duchess of Cambridge, lay a wreath to pay their respects to war dead of WWII during a visit to the Kranji War Memorial in Singapore on Sept 13, 2012. -- PHOTO: AFP
Britain's Prince William (centre, left) and his wife Catherine (centre, right), the Duchess of Cambridge, lay a wreath to pay their respects to war dead of WWII during a visit to the Kranji War Memorial in Singapore on Sept 13, 2012. -- PHOTO: AFP
Britain's Prince William (centre, left) and his wife Catherine (centre, right), the Duchess of Cambridge, lay a wreath to pay their respects to war dead of WWII during a visit to the Kranji War Memorial in Singapore on Sept 13, 2012. -- PHOTO: AFP
Prince William and Catherine view the graves of fallen soldiers. -- ST PHOTO: JENNANI DURAI
Major (retired) Abdul Samad was one of the representatives of the singapore armed forces veterans' league who welcomed the duke and duchess to the war memorial. He said that the memorial was important to him as a military man and he was glad the royal visit had brought visitors and attention to the place. "We must not forget the sacrifice these young men from far away made to defend our country," said the 69-year-old. -- ST PHOTO: JENNANI DURAI
A crowd of about 500 has gathered despite the heat and remote location of the war memorial. -- ST PHOTO: JENNANI DURAI
Everyone scrambles to get a photo as the duke and duchess arrive at Kranji. -- ST PHOTO: JENNANI DURAI
All eyes on the approaching couple. -- ST PHOTO: MELISSA PANG
LATEST 9.52am - The royal couple have left Kranji War Memorial. They will head to Changi airport to catch a flight to Kuala Lumpur. Singapore was the first stop in their Asia pacific Queen's Diamond Jubilee tour. After Malaysia, they will head to Solomon islands and Tuvalu
Timeline
| 9.49am | Catherine and Prince William view the graves of fallen soldiers. |
| 9.46am | The royal couple view the graves of fallen soldiers. |
| 9.40am | Everyone scrambles to get a photo as the duke and duchess arrive at Kranji War Memorial. |
| 9.33am | A crowd of about 500 has gathered despite the heat and remote location of the war memorial. |
| 8.49am | Prince William and Catherine are expected to be at Kranji War Memorial at about 9.45am. It is the last stop in the royal couple's Singapore tour. |
Prince William and his wife Catherine have reached Kranji War Memorial, their final stop in the Singapore leg of their Asia pacific tour.
The couple will lay a wreath during the short ceremony. The Last Post will be played, signalling the start of a minute's silence. At the end of the silence the Arouse will be played.
The royal couple will also speak to some war veterans.
From here, they will head to Changi Airport, where a flight to their next stop - Kuala Lumpur - awaits.
