เสด็จฯ ประพาสต่างประเทศครั้งแรก

เสด็จฯ ประพาสต่างประเทศครั้งแรก  เสด็จฯไปสิงคโปร์ (ของอังกฤษ) ออกจากกรุงเทพฯ วันที่ 9 มีนาคม พ.ศ. 2414
เสด็จฯ ชวา ไปเมืองปัตตาเวีย (จาร์จาตาร์) และสมารังของ ฮอลันดา  กลับถึงกรุงเทพ 15 เมษายน พ.ศ. 2414  รวม 38 วัน


During the reign of King Rama V, the King preserved the good relations with Singapore started by King Rama IV. The first visit to Singapore of King Rama V was in 1871 to study economic and social affairs in Singapore for the benefit of Siam. The fact that Singapore was the centre of international navigation meant that the King visited Singapore many times. For example, the King stopped at Singapore on his way to India. He also visited Singapore to send his son off for studies in Europe. King Rama V liked Singapore so much that he bought a house in Orchard Road, today the site of the Thai Embassy. His trips to Singapore cemented strong ties between Singapore and Siam and built up trade and investment between the two countries.

Royal visit to Singapore and Batavia

Two years after his coronation, King Chulalongkorn realized his royal father’s aspirations by paying his first foreign visits to Singapore and Batavia in 1870. As Singapore was then included in the British protectorate known as the Strait Settlements, he had a telegram sent to Queen Victoria of Great Britain in compliance with the diplomatic etiquette, informing the Queen that he had been on a tour of his kingdom’s southern cities and had landed in Singapore, a land under British colonial rule. It was the first time for a king of Siam to be on British soil. He had been accorded a warm welcome with full honors by the Governor of Singapore, and was delighted to have found the land and the people under Queen Victoria’s rule in such a prosperous and progressive state.
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