The Princess Royal has been welcomed to Sri Lanka with a dazzling performance by traditional dancers - and carried some of her bags off the plane.Anne had a bag in each hand and a handbag as she walked down the plane's steps with husband Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence for the start of a three-day visit celebrating the UK's ties with the Commonwealth country.

The Princess Royal has been welcomed to Sri Lanka with a dazzling performance by traditional dancers - and carried some of her bags off the plane.Anne had a bag in each hand and a handbag as she walked down the plane's steps with husband Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence for the start of a three-day visit celebrating the UK's ties with the Commonwealth country.