8legs: Last post ceremony

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Duke of Sussex meets Indigenous veterans at Australian War Memorial

The Duke of Sussex arrived at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra to meet Indigenous veterans.
Harry traveled from Melbourne to Canberra on a commercial Qantas flight and sat in the front row.
The Last Post Ceremony is held each evening to commemorate a serviceperson.
Discussions are underway about broadening the memorial’s depiction of frontier violence against Indigenous people.
The memorial serves as a shrine, museum, and archive for Australia’s military history.
More than 60,000 Australians died in the First World War; the memorial houses related galleries.
Around one million Australians served in the Second World War, reflecting large-scale mobilisation.
Australian Defense Force personnel swear an oath to the King, pledging to serve Australia.
The visit highlighted ongoing debates about how Indigenous history is presented at national memorials.
The memorial opened in 1941 and remains a central site for remembrance and historical preservation.

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