Kate Middleton beams at Anzac Day Service as the Queen grins just days after her 96th birthday
KATE Middleton looked stunning in white as she arrived at today's Anzac Day Service while the Queen was seen smiling days after celebrating her 96th birthday.
The Duchess of Cambridge beamed as she arrived at Westminster Abbey to mark the national day of remembrance for Australians and New Zealanders.
Dressed in a white Alexander McQueen coat dress with matching hat, Kate paired the outfit with matching pearl earrings and a poppy.
She smiled as she arrived to join her husband at the annual service to commemorate the Australians and New Zealanders who served and died in all wars and conflicts over the years.
The Queen was also spotted grinning as she left Sandringham Estate in her car, spotted for the first time since her birthday last week.
Her Majesty has been staying at the estate in Norfolk since arriving by helicopter and appeared in good spirits wearing a headscarf and glasses.
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Prince William earlier attended the Dawn Service with the Duke of Gloucester at the New Zealand Memorial in London’s Hyde Park Corner.
He then went on to lay a wreath at the Cenotaph in Whitehall on behalf of The Queen.
The Duchess of Cambridge made the surprise appearance alongside her husbant at Westminster Abbey for the service of commemoration.
Anzac Day marks the anniversary of the start of the First World War Gallipoli landings.
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The ill-fated 1915 campaign saw thousands die after Allied forces launched an attack on the Turkish Peninsula - which was key to controlling the Dardanelles straits, the crucial route to the Black Sea and Russia.
But the plan, backed by Winston Churchill, then the first lord of the admiralty, was flawed and the campaign, which faced a heroic defence by the Turks, led to stalemate and withdrawal eight months later.
Its legacy is the celebration of the "Anzac spirit" - courage, endurance, initiative, discipline and mateship - shown by the Antipodean troops.
The Duke of Cambridge remembered the “gallant comradeship”, saying in a statement: "As we pause to reflect on the sacrifice of the Armed Services personnel of Australia and New Zealand in two World Wars, and in other conflicts and peacekeeping operations, our thoughts will also be with those communities around the world who are being torn apart by violence and conflict, and those who are fighting for freedom in the face of oppression."
Hundreds took part in a parade, including members of veterans' associations, service and ex-service personnel and their families.
The Dean, the Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle, told those gathered in the Abbey: "Today we gather to remember what must never be forgotten.
"We are also here to honour not just bravery, but common cause. We will reflect on the complex history that makes allies and enemies and leads us through war and peace.
"We remember the loyalties that bound the men and women of Gallipoli together.
"We think of their courage at a time when we are conscious of a very different conflict and of other challenges.
"We look around and find reason to pray for those caught up in war today. We look back and remember the recent anxieties, loyalties and demands of a pandemic which is not yet over.
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"Knowing that trust, respect, service and resilience are virtuous acts, we commit ourselves once more to a renewed determination to seek peace and to work together for the good of all."
A Kensington Palace spokesman said about the duchess being able to attend the service: ";As a result of changes to the diary she is now able to attend."
