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Princess Anne Makes Secret Kyiv Visit, Meets Zelensky and Honors Child Victims

Buckingham Palace said the Foreign Office requested the trip to highlight the trauma facing children on the frontline.

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Britain's Anne, Princess Royal, talks with Ukrainian service members and veterans in a World War Two museum, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, September 30, 2025. REUTERS/Thomas Peter/Pool
Britain's Anne, Princess Royal, looks at a Ukrainian sea drone outside a World War Two museum, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, September 30, 2025. REUTERS/Thomas Peter/Pool

Overview

  • The Princess Royal met President Volodymyr Zelensky and First Lady Olena Zelenska in Kyiv to discuss UK support for Ukraine.
  • She left a teddy bear at the Children's Memorial, telling the First Lady it was one her daughter Zara Tindall had, in tribute to the more than 650 children killed since 2022.
  • At St Sophia’s Cathedral, she handed Zelensky a sealed envelope bearing a royal crest, described by reporters as likely a personal letter from the King.
  • Her unpublicised visit came two days after a Russian aerial bombardment in Kyiv that killed at least four people, including a 12-year-old girl, and injured more than 70.
  • Her programme included the Child Rights Protection Centre and a veterans’ rehabilitation facility, meetings with female police and armed forces representatives, and a tour of a UK-backed Kherson cultural exhibition, as Ukrainian authorities report over 19,500 children forcibly transferred to Russia or occupied territories.