Queen E leads Commonwealth Gallipoli tributes


Britain's Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (L), Britain's Queen Elizabeth II (C), and Britain's Prince William, Duke of Cambridge (R) attend a service to commemorate ANZAC day and the centenary of the Battle of Gallipoli at the Cenotaph war memorial in central London on April 25, 2015. - AFP

LONDON, April 25, 2015 (AFP) - Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II on Saturday marked the centenary of the Battle of Gallipoli by leading a two-minute’s silence at London’s Cenotaph war memorial, honouring the thousands killed during the ill-fated campaign.

The Queen was joined by husband Prince Philip, grandson Prince William and leaders of the country’s main political parties as she laid a wreath at the memorial in Whitehall, close to the Downing Street residence Prime Minister David Cameron.

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