The Princess Royal attended a dawn service at Wellington Arch, Hyde Park Corner on Saturday to mark Anzac Day. Organised by the New Zealand and Australian High Commissions, Anne arrived shortly before the service began at 5am.
Commemorating the Gallipoli Landing
Anzac Day commemorates the 1915 Gallipoli landing of Australian and New Zealand troops during the First World War. Services were held across New Zealand, Australia, and Gallipoli on Saturday morning. The occasion was also marked in Villers-Bretonneux, a village in the Somme region of France, which Australian units helped defend during the First World War.
Royal Tribute
A post on the Royal Family X account on Saturday morning read: “Today is #ANZACDay – which honours the members of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) who served and died in all wars, conflicts and peacekeeping operations.” The Princess Royal’s attendance underscores the enduring bond between the United Kingdom and the ANZAC nations.
