On 16 October 2026, Princess Anne attended the centenary rededication ceremony of the Guards Memorial at Horse Guards Parade in London, marking 100 years since the monument was unveiled to the public on 16 October 1926.
The memorial commemorates members of the Foot Guards who lost their lives in the First World War and was later expanded to honour those who fell in the Second World War. It also commemorates the 14,600 men who never returned home.
During the ceremony, Princess Anne unveiled the newly restored memorial and laid a wreath alongside the Major General and representatives of the seven Foot Guards regiments. The Princess Royal, who serves as Senior Colonel of the Foot Guards, also met 100-year-old John Barber, who served in the Irish Guards from 1944 to 1948.
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