Anzac
Day is a memorial holiday on the anniversary of New Zealand and Australian soldiers,
known as Anzacs, landing on the Gallipoli Peninsula in 1915. More than 10,000
soldiers from the two countries were killed during that World War I campaign in
what is now Turkey.
Britain’s
Prince William on Thursday met with some of the police officers and medics who
were the first to respond to last month’s mosque attacks in Christchurch, New
Zealand.
The
Duke of Cambridge arrived in Christchurch in the afternoon after earlier attending
an Anzac Day service in Auckland alongside Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. At
the service, the prince laid a wreath of red and white flowers on behalf of his
grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II.
Prince
William is on a two-day trip to New Zealand and plans to meet later with
survivors of the mosque attacks in which 50 people were killed and 50 others
wounded.
New
Zealand Police Commissioner Mike Bush told reporters after the meeting with
first responders that the prince had been very supportive and had wanted to
make sure the officers and medics were looking after themselves.
Mr.
Bush said the prince told staff that “A good friend doesn’t pick up the phone
when people are in need. You travel to their place and you put your arms around
them.”
Anzac
Day is a memorial holiday on the anniversary of New Zealand and Australian
soldiers, known as Anzacs, landing on the Gallipoli Peninsula in 1915. More
than 10,000 soldiers from the two countries were killed during that World War I
campaign in what is now Turkey.
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