Princess Anne Ends Australia Tour at Remembrance Day Service
Princess Anne concluded her four-day visit to Australia on Tuesday by attending a Remembrance Day service at Brisbane's Gallipoli Barracks in Enoggera, honoring the nation's war dead and marking the centenary of the Royal Australian Corps of Signals.
The Princess Royal, who has served as colonel-in-chief of the corps since 1977, arrived in Sydney on Saturday aboard a commercial flight, accompanied by her husband, Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence. The tour focused on military engagements across Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the corps, a unit of technical specialists providing communications, electronic warfare, and cyber capabilities to support Australian Defence Force operations. Over the past century, approximately 107,000 personnel have served in the corps, contributing to military efforts from World War I trenches to contemporary global missions.
In Brisbane, Anne began her final day by laying a wreath at the barracks memorial for the 7th Combat Signal Regiment. She then received a briefing on the regiment's capabilities and attended a reception where she met serving and retired personnel along with their families. Later, she...