{"id":21808,"date":"2026-04-25T11:36:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T11:36:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/21808\/"},"modified":"2026-04-25T11:36:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T11:36:17","slug":"kate-middleton-looks-sombre-as-she-makes-solo-anzac-day-appearance-in-london-live-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/21808\/","title":{"rendered":"Kate Middleton looks sombre as she makes solo Anzac Day appearance in London \u2013 live updates"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Princess of Wales<\/a> made a solo appearance on Saturday to mark Anzac Day, an important time to commemorate all Australians and New Zealanders who have lost their lives in conflict and to recognise all those who have served.<\/p>\n

Kate, wearing a navy coat dress, looked sombre and pensive as she arrived at the Cenotaph in central London to participate in a wreath-laying ceremony and parade. She was not joined by other members of the royal family, although Princess Anne<\/a> had attended the dawn service at Wellington Arch<\/a>, Hyde Park Corner in the early hours of the morning.<\/p>\n

After she laid her wreath on behalf of her father-in-law King Charles<\/a>, Kate walked to Westminster Abbey, where she also attended the service of commemoration and thanksgiving.<\/p>\n

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. Since then, it has become a time to honour Australians and New Zealanders who have died in conflict. Anzac Day is commemorated as a public holiday in both Australia and New Zealand, with memorial ceremonies held at various locations.<\/p>\n

Earlier on Saturday, the royal family’s official Instagram account shared a poignant message that read: “Today is #ANZACDAY\u00a0\u2013 which honours the members of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) who served and died in all wars, conflicts and peacekeeping operations.”<\/p>\n

See photos from this year’s Anzac Day commemorations below\u2026<\/p>\n

\"High\u00a9 Getty Images<\/p>\n

The Princess of Wales joined High Commissioner for New Zealand, Hamish Cooper, on Saturday morning for the wreath-laying and parade service.<\/p>\n

\"Princess\u00a9 Getty Images<\/p>\n

During the service, Kate was pictured singing.<\/p>\n

\"Princess\u00a9 Getty Images<\/p>\n

A closer look at the Princess’ elegant tailored outfit, which she paired with a red remembrance poppy.<\/p>\n

\"Princess\u00a9 Getty Images<\/p>\n

Kate paid her respects by bowing her head during the service.<\/p>\n

\"Princess\u00a9 AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n

Kate laid a wreath on behalf of her father-in-law, the King.<\/p>\n

\"The\u00a9 AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n

The note on the wreath, personally signed by William and Kate, read: “In memory of the New Zealand and Australian soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom.”<\/p>\n

\"Princess\u00a9 Andrew Parsons \/ Kensington Pala<\/p>\n

The royal paid tribute to the fallen heroes.<\/p>\n

\"Lieutenant\u00a9 Getty Images<\/p>\n

After the wreath-laying ceremony, Kate joined the parade as crowds watched on.<\/p>\n

\"Princess\u00a9 Getty Images<\/p>\n

Scores of people had stopped to take photos and witness the commemorations.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Princess\u00a9 Andrew Parsons \/ Kensington Palace<\/p>\n

It takes on average six minutes to walk from the Cenotaph to Westminster Abbey.<\/p>\n

\"High\u00a9 Getty Images<\/p>\n

The Cenotaph is one of the most famous war memorials in the capital.<\/p>\n

\"Princess\u00a9 Getty Images<\/p>\n

The Princess arrived at Westminster Abbey alongside Reverend Mark Birch.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Princess of Wales made a solo appearance on Saturday to mark Anzac Day, an important time to…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":21809,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[3898,8715,27,5809,9964],"class_list":{"0":"post-21808","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-london","8":"tag-british-royals","9":"tag-kate-middleton","10":"tag-london","11":"tag-royalty","12":"tag-the-princess-of-wales"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@UnitedKingdom\/116465145362047208","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21808","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21808"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21808\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21809"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21808"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21808"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21808"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}