Prince Harry and Meghan Markle commemorate Anzac sacrifice in London’s Hyde Park
PRINCE Harry has left a heartfelt note commemorating the Anzac sacrifice while attending a dawn service at London’s Hyde Park with his bride-to-be Meghan Markle.
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PRINCE Harry and his bride-to-be Meghan Markle have honoured the Anzacs at a dawn service in London.
The Prince attended the service at Hyde Park on behalf of the Queen.
Ms Markle looked glamorous wearing a grey coat, black hat and her signature black heels. Harry was wearing a black suit with his medals on his left side.
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The pair entered with Australian High Commissioner Alexander Downer.
About 400 people turned up to join the commemoration including veterans and their families.
The service opened with the hymn Abide With Me.
Mr Downer gave the second reading which was the poem In Flanders Field, written by Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae in 1915.
The Last Post was performed by the Bands of Scots Guard.
A Haka was also performed.
The service was lead by the Archdeacon of Canterbury Jo Kelly-Moore.
Following the service Harry and Ms Markle walked the Australian War Memorial to lay second wreath.
The Prince left a second wreath at the Australian War Memorial in Hyde Park at the end of the service.
The wreath contained a signed, handwritten note from Harry which said:“In loving memory of those who made the ultimate sacrifice and those whose lives were changed forever.”
Leaving the service the couple walked closely together talking to one another.
Harry served in the British Armed forces for 10 years and continues to play an active role in his work with the military and veteran community.
The Prince and Ms Markle will visit Sydney in October when Australia hosts the Invictus Games a multi-sports event Harry started for veterans and wounded soldiers.
Ms Markle has been playing an increasingly active role in royal family duties in recent weeks as she prepares to become an official member of the firm following their May 19 wedding.
Last week the couple met Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.
Anzac Day has been commemorated in London since the 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 2000 Australian and New Zealand troops marched through the streets.
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