PRINCE Harry and his bride-to-be Meghan Markle have honoured Australia and New Zealand’s war dead at a dawn service in London.
The young couple attended the Anzac Day service at the Wellington Arch in Hyde Park, organised by the Australian and New Zealand High Commissions.
Prince Harry laid a handwritten note with a wreath of red roses saying: “For all those who have made the ultimate sacrifice in pursuit of our freedom. Thank you. Harry”.
The Prince served 10 years in the army and will have the armed forces in representation at his upcoming wedding.
Today, on #AnzacDay Prince Harry and Ms. Meghan Markle have paid tribute to Australian and New Zealand servicemen and women at the Dawn Service in London alongside @NZinUK and @AusHouseLondonpic.twitter.com/ewpNibiqtA
— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) April 25, 2018
Meghan Markle is not yet officially a member of the royal family, but has recently attended a number of events in preparation for the May 19 wedding at Windsor Castle.
The US actress was welcomed by Te Ataraiti Waretini from Ngati Ranana — the London Maori Club — with a traditional hongi, the soft pressing of noses and the sharing of each other’s breath.
Waretini said about Meghan: “She was amazing. I’m not sure if it’s her first time at a Maori ceremony but she did very very well.
“It was really lovely to meet her and share the breath of life and share our culture with her and Harry.”
Anzac Day has been commemorated in London since the first anniversary of the Anzac landings at Gallipoli in 1916, when King George V attended a service at Westminster Abbey and more than 2,000 Australian and New Zealand troops marched through the streets.
— With wires
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