Sirimavo Ratwatte Bandaranaike, Prime Minister of Ceylon, (now Sri Lanka), arrives at London Airport with her daughter, Chandrika, to attend the Commonwealth Prime Minister's Conference. July 06, 1964 (Getty Images)
Sirimavo Bandaranaike, Prime Minister of Ceylon, with her son Anura, meeting Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations, Duncan Sandys, London, March 5th 1961. (Getty Images)
Police at a special roadblock, set up during the parliamentary debate on the Tamil Languages Bill, in Columbo, Sri Lanka, 11th August 1958. (Getty Images)
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (far left) peer up at the Sigiriya Rock and the ancient fortress above during a visit to the palace of Sigiriya in Ceylon on 16th April 1954. (Getty Images)
Ranjan Senerath Madugalle of Sri Lanka in action during the First Test match against England at P. Saravanamuttu Stadium in Colombo, Sri Lanka. England won the match by seven wickets. \ Mandatory Credit: Adrian Murrell/Allsport February 21, 1982 (Getty Images)
Sidath Wettimuny of Sri Lanka in action during the Only Test match against England at the P. Saravanamuttu Stadium in Colombo, Sri Lanka. England won the match by seven wickets. \ Mandatory Credit: Adrian Murrell/Allsport February 21, 1982 (Getty Images)