Princess Anne spent her final day in St. John's on Sunday with soldiers who had recently returned from Afghanistan.
The Queen's daughter is the honorary colonel-in-chief of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment, which invited her to participate in several ceremonies, including the presentation on Saturday of the historic regiment's new colours.
On Sunday, the princess attended a service in Bowring Park. Flanked by Lt.-Gov. John Crosbie and Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Danny Williams, Anne placed a wreath at a memorial to soldiers who died in the First World War.
Many of them served in Afghanistan, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Croatia, Bosnia a lot of hard, difficult places. To have her here, and recognize them, helps put thing in perspective for them.
For everything that you do, your families have it twice as hard said the princess who took the time to recognize that, Read more: Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/newfoundland-labrador/story/2010/04/26/princess-anne-regiment-memorial-426.html#ixzz0mCbf4qH6
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