Duchess Sophie is stepping up amid King Charles’ absence.
Buckingham Palace has confirmed that Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, will signify the Royal Household on the Anzac Day commemorations in London on April 25.
She would be the solely royal current on the occasions organized by the Australian and New Zealand Excessive Commissions.
The 60-year-old royal is scheduled to participate in three key ceremonies all through the day.
Her day will start at Hyde Park Nook for the Daybreak Service, adopted by a wreath-laying on the Cenotaph on behalf of King Charles. She’ll later attend a Service of Commemoration and Thanksgiving at Westminster Abbey.
This isn’t Sophie’s solely current look on behalf of the King.
On Friday, April 11, she stepped in to examine troops through the Sovereign’s Parade at Sandhurst Royal Navy Academy. It marked her third go to to the parade, having beforehand attended in 2013 and 2019.
Whereas the King and Queen had been away on a state go to to Italy, the Duchess stood in to proceed the custom. It is believed her presence might have additionally honoured the parade’s all-female Banner Get together.
