Princess Anne Represents Her Brother King Charles at Dawn Service
Princess Anne Represents Her Brother King Charles at Dawn Service
Emily BurackSat, April 25, 2026 at 10:41 AM UTC
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Princess Anne Represents King CharlesJack Taylor - Getty Images
Princess Anne stepped out at daybreak this morning to observe Anzac Day. The Princess Royal, representing her brother King Charles, attended the Dawn Service at Wellington Arch in Hyde Park Corner.
Observed each year on April 25, Anzac Day—referencing the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps, or ANZAC—marks the anniversary of the landings at Gallipoli, when Australian and New Zealand soldiers (as part of Allied forces) arrived in the Turkish city and captured it from the Ottoman Empire during World War I. Anzac Day has become a broader commemoration, however, of all Australian and New Zealanders who served and died in conflicts around the world.
Anne during the ceremony.Jack Taylor - Getty Images
Princess Royal lays a wreath during the ANZAC Day Dawn Service at Wellington Arch,Jack Taylor - Getty Images
Last year, Princess Anne participated in Anzac Day ceremonies while visiting Turkey.
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Princess Anne, Princess Royal lays a wreath at the Australian commemoration ceremony at the Lone Pine Monument as part of the Anzac Day ceremonies, April 25, 2025 in Canakkale, Türkiye.dia images - Getty Images
Today is not her first time participating in the dawn service; she also did so in 2021 and 2015.
Princess Royal pays her respects after laying a wreath during a Dawn Service to commemorate Anzac Day, 2021.Pool - Getty Images
The Princess Royal attends the early morning ANZAC Day Dawn Service at Wellington Arch on April 25, 2015.Chris Jackson - Getty Images
Anzac Day has been observed in London since King George V attended the first service at Westminster Abbey in 1916; today, the Princess of Wales will attend the annual service on behalf of the royal family.
It’s been a busy week for the royals; on Tuesday, the royal family marked the 100th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth’s birth. As part of the celebrations, Princess Anne opened the Queen Elizabeth II Garden, a new two‑acre garden in Regent’s Park in London. “Gardens are important for a number of reasons, in terms of historical perspective,” Princess Anne said during a speech at the event. “When [Queen Elizabeth] was growing up, the gardens were one aspect of life that changed dramatically during the war to become places where everybody grew things, and then the spaces afterwards became used for other things. This is a lovely evolution of that whole voyage of garden design.”
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