Sweet moment Princess Kate greets young fan after paying her respects to fallen soldiers at Anzac Day memorial service.
The Princess of Wales was smiling and radiant as she attended the annual Anzac Day parade today to commemorate Australian and New Zealand servicemen.
Anzac Day is held on April 25 every year after it was first established to mark the anniversary of the landing of Allied Forces at dawn on the Gallipoli Peninsula in Turkey in 1915.
The day commemorates all Australians and New Zealanders who have died in conflict.
Princess Kate attended the wreath-laying and parade at the Cenotaph in Westminster this morning alongside the High Commissioner for New Zealand, Hamish Cooper.
The Duchess then visited Westminster Abbey, where a service attended by veterans, Royals and politicians including Shadow Foreign Secretary Priti Patel was held.
In a touching moment after the service, Kate greeted two young boys and their serving mother, shaking their hands and chatting to them.
The service in London this year was also attended by Princess Anne, who laid a wreath at Wellington Arch, Hyde Park Corner, at 5am on Saturday morning.
The event also heard a reading of John McCrae's poem In Flanders Fields and performances by members of the Ngati Ranana Maori Club London.
The Royal Family posted on X: '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.'
Anzac Day has been observed in London since King George V attended the first service at Westminster Abbey in 1916 to mark the anniversary of the landings at Gallipoli.
Anzac Day ceremonies were held in cities across Australia, the nation which Harry and Meghan visited on a whistlestop tour this month.
The pair's four-day trip, beginning on April 14 and ending on Wednesday, included an appearance by Meghan on Australia's Masterchef programme and a £1,700-per-person VIP 'meet and greet' in Sydney.
Meghan spent approximately two hours with women as part of a 'Her Best Life Retreat', which cost some $3,200 a ticket.
The Duchess of Sussex promoted her outfits worn during the trip on the platform OneOff, a company she also invests in.
She put the details of her wardrobe online following a deal with the AI-powered fashion website.
On the first day of the trip, during a visit to Melbourne's Royal Children's Hospital, Meghan wore a $1,250 (£922) 'Priscilla' dress from local designer Karen Gee, with $780 (£575) 'Puffy Hearts' stud earrings by Real Fine Studio and $120 (£88) 'Iridescent' Christian Dior leather pumps. All three were promoted on OneOff with links.
Prince Harry meanwhile visited Canberra during the trip to attend the Australian War Memorial, where he met Indigenous veterans, went to an Invictus Australia reception and participated in the daily Last Post Ceremony.
The Last Post Ceremony is held daily at 4.30pm at the War Memorial to remember those on the Honour Roll.
It includes the national anthem, a piper's lament, a soldier's story, and the Last Post bugle call.
Prince Harry attended the ceremony and then toured some exhibitions inside, which detail Australia's war history and those who sacrificed for their country.
The prince, who served in the British Army for ten years and completed two tours in Afghanistan, wore his service medals during the visit.
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