Overview
- On Remembrance Day, the Princess Royal laid a wreath at Brisbane’s Gallipoli Barracks, met serving and retired personnel, fired a starting pistol at Corps Week sports, presented awards, and unveiled a ceremonial sculpture.
- In Melbourne, she placed a wreath at the Victoria Police Memorial for Detective Leading Senior Constable Neal Thompson and Senior Constable Vadim de Waart-Hottart and spoke with their families in a private ceremony attended by senior Victorian officials.
- Her itinerary spanned Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, with engagements at Simpson Barracks and other defence sites conducted with limited public-facing events.
- After wrapping up in Australia, she departed with Sir Timothy Laurence for a two-day program in Singapore that includes audiences with national leaders and a wreath-laying at the Kranji War Memorial.
- Victoria Police say the alleged Porepunkah shooter, Dezi Freeman, remains at large as the search continues around Mount Buffalo National Park, with a $1 million reward still on offer and recent firearms testing near his property.