Princess Catherine will attend Anzac Day services on April 25 alongside Princess Anne, according to multiple reports. The Princess of Wales is expected to lay a wreath at the Cenotaph on behalf of King Charles.
Princess Anne will attend an early morning service at the Wellington Arch in Hyde Park Corner, while Catherine will participate in a wreath-laying ceremony and a parade at the Cenotaph war memorial. The royal family has a long history of attending Anzac Day commemorations. Anne represented the royals at the Anzac Day service in 2021. The Prince and Princess of Wales both attended the Service of Commemoration and Thanksgiving at Westminster Abbey in 2022. Prince William attended the service alone in 2023, weeks after news of Catherine's cancer diagnosis.
Following the Cenotaph events, Catherine will attend the Service of Commemoration and Thanksgiving at Westminster Abbey. The service will include readings from the New Zealand and Australian High Commissioners, prayers read by children from each country, and a performance of a Māori waiata.
Past Anzac Day events have seen notable absences and changes. The Anzac Day event was cancelled in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. In 2019, Prince Harry and Princess Catherine made a rare joint appearance at a memorial service at Westminster Abbey, while Meghan Markle was on maternity leave and weeks away from giving birth. Prince William was absent from the 2019 service and was on a solo tour of New Zealand.
Specific timings for the services have not been confirmed, and it is unclear whether any other members of the Royal Family will attend. The exact route of the parade at the Cenotaph has not been disclosed, and public access arrangements remain unknown. Princess Catherine's health status following her cancer treatment has not been officially updated.