Prince Harry leads London commemorations for 100th Anzac Day

Published 25 April 2016

Prince Harry joined the High Commissioners for Australia and New Zealand, veterans, and expatriate and visiting New Zealanders and Australians, to mark the 100th anniversary of the first Anzac Day, 101 years on from the landing at Gallipoli.

The tributes that began at dawn, where The Prince laid a wreath at Wellington Arch, Hyde Park corner.

Later he laid a wreath on behalf of the Queen at the Cenotaph, and observedĀ one minute of silence.

The events concluded with a service of commemoration and thanksgiving at Westminster Abbey, where King George V attended the first Anzac Day service in 1916.

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