Britain's Prince Harry honors Australian, New Zealand fallen
Posted April 25, 2016 7:00 am
LONDON (AP) - Britain's Prince Harry has laid a wreath during an early morning ANZAC Day service in London honoring fallen New Zealanders and Australians.
Thousands of people gathered at dawn Monday in central London for the annual events that mark the anniversary of the 1915 ANZAC landings at Gallipoli during World War I. Australia and New Zealand suffered major casualties during the ill-fated operation.
Harry placed a wreath at the memorial in Hyde Park Corner and was followed by diplomats from New Zealand and Australia.
The prince plans to represent his grandmother Queen Elizabeth II at other ANZAC Day memorial events, including a parade and a thanksgiving service at Westminster Abbey.
Other countries, including Australia, New Zealand and France, also held ANZAC Day ceremonies.
Britain's Prince Harry takes part in the ANZAC Day commemorations at the Cenotaph in London, Monday, April 25, 2016. The ANZAC Day memorial commemorates the April 25, 1915 Gallipoli landings in Turkey - the first major military action fought by the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps during World War I. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
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Britain's Prince Harry prepares to lay a wreath at the foot of the Cenotaph as he takes part in the ANZAC Day commemorations in London, Monday April 25, 2016. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
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Britain's Prince Harry, second left, with Alexander Downer, High Commissioner of Australia, left, and Lockwood Smith the New Zealand High Commissioner, second right, take part in the ANZAC Day commemorations at the Cenotaph in London, Monday, April, 25, 2016. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
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The shadow of soldiers are cast on a monument for fallen soldiers during the wreath-laying ceremony at the Australian National Memorial in Villers-Bretonneux, northern France, on ANZAC Day, Monday, April 25, 2016. ANZAC Day honors the soldiers of the Australia-New Zealand Army Corps who died in World War I at the 1915 battle for Gallipoli, Turkey. It has since come to honor the sacrifices made by all service members in the Australian and New Zealand Armed Forces. (AP Photo/Michel Spingler)
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An Australian bagpipe soldier leaves the wreath-laying ceremony at the Australian National Memorial in Villers-Bretonneux, northern France, on ANZAC Day, Monday, April 25, 2016. ANZAC Day honors the men of the Australia-New Zealand Army Corps who died in World War I at the 1915 battle for Gallipoli, Turkey. It has since come to honor the sacrifices made by all service members in the Australian and New Zealand Armed Forces. (AP Photo/Michel Spingler)
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A visitor takes a selfie during the wreath-laying ceremony at the Australian National Memorial in Villers-Bretonneux, northern France, on ANZAC Day, Monday, April 25, 2016. ANZAC Day honors the soldiers of the Australia-New Zealand Army Corps who died in World War I at the 1915 battle for Gallipoli, Turkey. It has since come to honor the sacrifices made by all service members in the Australian and New Zealand Armed Forces. (AP Photo/Michel Spingler)
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A flower is placed between tiles of a wall containing names of soldiers mising in action from World War One before the wreath-laying ceremony at the Australian National Memorial in Villers-Bretonneux, northern France, on ANZAC Day, Monday, April 25, 2016. ANZAC Day honors the soldiers of the Australia-New Zealand Army Corps who died in World War I at the 1915 battle for Gallipoli, Turkey. It has since come to honor the sacrifices made by all service members in the Australian and New Zealand Armed Forces. (AP Photo/Michel Spingler)
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An Australian soldier takes a photo during the wreath-laying ceremonies at the Australian National Memorial in Villers-Bretonneux, northern France, on Anzac Day, Monday, April 25, 2016. Anzac Day honors the men of the Australia-New Zealand Army Corps who died in World War I at the 1915 battle for Gallipoli, Turkey. It has since come to honor the sacrifices made by all service members in the Australian and New Zealand Armed Forces. (AP Photo/Michel Spingler)
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The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, Sir Peter Cosgrove, delivers a speech during the wreath-laying ceremonies at the Australian National Memorial in Villers-Bretonneux, northern France, on ANZAC Day, Monday, April 25, 2016. ANZAC Day honors the soldiers of the Australia-New Zealand Army Corps who died in World War I at the 1915 battle for Gallipoli, Turkey. It has since come to honor the sacrifices made by all service members in the Australian and New Zealand Armed Forces. (AP Photo/Michel Spingler)
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An Australian bagpipe soldier leaves the wreath-laying ceremony at the Australian National Memorial in Villers-Bretonneux, northern France, on ANZAC Day, Monday, April 25, 2016. ANZAC Day honors the soldiers of the Australia-New Zealand Army Corps who died in World War I at the 1915 battle for Gallipoli, Turkey. It has since come to honor the sacrifices made by all service members in the Australian and New Zealand Armed Forces. (AP Photo/Michel Spingler)
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Men dressed in World War I uniforms walk through the Australian National Memorial after a wreath-laying ceremony at the Australian National Memorial in Villers-Bretonneux, northern France on ANZAC Day, Monday, April 25, 2016. ANZAC Day honors the soldiers of the Australia-New Zealand Army Corps who died in World War I at the 1915 battle for Gallipoli, Turkey. It has since come to honor the sacrifices made by all service members in the Australian and New Zealand Armed Forces. (AP Photo/Michel Spingler)
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An Australian soldier plays the bugle during the wreath-laying ceremonies at the Australian National Memorial in Villers-Bretonneux, northern France, on Anzac Day, Monday, April 25, 2016. Anzac Day honors the men of the Australia-New Zealand Army Corps who died in World War I at the 1915 battle for Gallipoli, Turkey. It has since come to honor the sacrifices made by all service members in the Australian and New Zealand Armed Forces. (AP Photo/Michel Spingler)
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The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, Sir Peter Cosgrove, center, talks with visitors after the wreath-laying ceremonies at the Australian National Memorial in Villers-Bretonneux, northern France, on Anzac Day, Monday, April 25, 2016. Anzac Day honors the men of the Australia-New Zealand Army Corps who died in World War I at the 1915 battle for Gallipoli, Turkey. It has since come to honor the sacrifices made by all service members in the Australian and New Zealand Armed Forces. (AP Photo/Michel Spingler)
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