Overview
- The Princess of Wales represented the royal family on Saturday, laying a wreath at the Cenotaph before attending a Service of Commemoration and Thanksgiving at Westminster Abbey to honor Australian and New Zealand service members.
- The wreath bore a handwritten note on her official stationery that read, “In memory of the Australian and New Zealand soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom,” signed Catherine alongside Prince William’s signature.
- Her navy coat dress with white lapels, a Jane Taylor hat, and Princess Diana’s sapphire-and-diamond earrings drew comparisons to Diana’s near‑matching 1995 look, with outlets split on whether the bespoke coat was Alexander McQueen or a new Sarah Burton design under Givenchy.
- Outside the abbey, she bent to greet two young boys at their eye level, a hallmark of her approach with children that drew praise from onlookers who shared the moment widely.
- Princess Anne marked the day at a 5 a.m. Dawn Service at Wellington Arch, and the abbey program featured readings by Australia’s and New Zealand’s high commissioners and a Māori song by London’s Ngāti Rānana.