Prince HarryandMeghan Markleare continuing their royal tour Down Under with a tribute to fallen Australian and New Zealand veterans.
Meanwhile, Harry, who served for a decade in the British army, matched his fellow officers in a military uniform.
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The pair, who announced on Monday that they are expecting their first child, received a tour of the new education and interpretation facilities and the Hall of Silence where the sculpture “Sacrifice” stands.
The ceremony began with an opening speech and musical procession before the royal couple entered and sat in the front row of the crowd.
Together, Meghan and Harry carried a wreath to the memorial stairs and hung it on a stand, before the prince saluted in honor of the fallen veterans.
During the ceremony, planes from the number 76 quadrant in New Castle, which provide introductory preparation courses for fighter pilots, flew overhead.
The choir at the Anzac memorial also sang “I vow to thee my country,”Princess Diana‘s favorite hymn from her schooldays, sung both at herweddingin 1981 and herfuneralin 1997.
Anzac Day commemorates the first major battle involving Australian and New Zealand forces during World War One.
It has been honored in London since the first anniversary of the Anzac landings at Gallipoli in 1916, when King George V attended a service at Westminster Abbey.
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Meghan firstcommemorated Anzac Dayin April, when she joined Harry at the Dawn Service at Wellington Arch in London.
The couple took part in the poignant ceremony, which included readings, a moment of silence and the reciting of national anthems.
They walked to the Australian memorial, where Harry, who served in Afghanistan and Iraq, laid a wreath and signed a book of remembrance.
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Later that day, they joinedPrince Williamfor theAnzac Day service at Westminster Abbey.
Meghan made sure to recognize the tradition of wearing a poppy like she did during Saturday’s Anzac memorial in Sydney.
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source: people.com
