Overview

• Anne met President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv to discuss continued UK backing and handed him a sealed envelope bearing the royal emblem, which PA reported was likely a personal letter from King Charles.
• Alongside First Lady Olena Selenska, she placed a teddy bear at a memorial to honor more than 650 children killed since Russia’s full-scale invasion began in 2022.
• The princess visited a rehabilitation center, observed animal-assisted therapy, and spoke with wounded veterans as well as female police and armed forces representatives about recovery and protection roles.
• She met families of children returned after deportation from Russian-held areas, with Ukrainian estimates citing at least 19,500 deported or forcibly relocated and 1,605 brought back so far.
• The visit, conducted by train and disclosed only after her departure for security reasons, came two days after a Russian airstrike that killed at least four people including a 12-year-old girl.