ANZAC Day homage ends William, Kate tour
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BRITAIN’S Prince William and wife Kate yesterday wrapped up their tour Down Under, which has drawn crowds in the thousands, after a surprise visit to a dawn service for Australian soldiers lost in war.
The young royals have been warmly received during their tour of Australia and New Zealand, in which they have travelled from beach to remote outback and shown off their 9-month-old son George.
On their final day the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were among tens of thousands at events marking ANZAC Day in Australia and New Zealand, a tribute to soldiers past and present.
The day marks the April 25, 1915, landing of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) at Gallipoli in modern-day Turkey and has become a defining symbol of courage and comradeship for both countries.
“I said to them, it means a great deal to our nation that you should honor us by attending the dawn service,” said Australian War Memorial director Brendan Nelson.
“... without hesitation they had an immense sense of pride in actually being here. But in the end... it’s not about the royals, it’s not about the governor general... it’s about the men and women we honor.”
Afterwards, the couple kept to their schedule, attending a commemorative service at the Australian War Memorial which drew an estimated 37,000 people.
The visit by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, which began in Wellington on April 7, ended in Canberra with the family boarding a Royal Australian Air Force plane for Sydney, where they were to catch their connecting flight to Britain.
George had delighted crowds during his visit to Sydney’s Taronga Park Zoo to see Australia’s unique wildlife last weekend, and earlier during a playdate with other children in New Zealand.
He was once again in the arms of his mother, watched by spectators at the airport.
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