Royalty to visit Victoria

The Duke of Kent will visit the Shrine of Remembrance during a brief visit to Melbourne.

The 79-year-old, also known as Prince Edward of Kent, is the cousin of Queen Elizabeth and the grandchild of King George V and Queen Mary.

He will lay a wreath, in memory of fallen soldiers, at the shrine on Tuesday.

The Duke will also visit the Abbotsford Convent Trust, attend a special performance by Song Room, visit the Synchrotron and John Monash Science School and address a lunch meeting of the Australian British Chamber of Commerce during his two-day stay in Melbourne.