Overview

• Buckingham Palace confirmed the Sept. 30 visit, undertaken at the Foreign Office’s request and kept secret for security, with the princess arriving by train two days after a heavy bombardment of the capital.
• At Kyiv’s Children’s Memorial, she placed a teddy bear she said matched one her daughter Zara once had, paying tribute to more than 650 children killed since 2022.
• Princess Anne met President Volodymyr Zelensky and First Lady Olena Zelenska to discuss U.K. support and humanitarian priorities for civilians.
• The palace highlighted that over 19,500 Ukrainian children have been transferred or deported by Russian authorities to Russia and occupied territories.
• Her itinerary included the Child Rights Protection Centre, a veterans’ rehabilitation facility with therapy sessions, meetings with female police and service members, and visits to St Sophia’s Cathedral and the Kherson cultural exhibition.