Princess Anne visits Greece to mark the 85th anniversary of the Battle of Crete
Princess Anne travelled to Athens alongside her husband Sir Tim Laurence to commemorate a wartime battle
Princess Anne and her husband, Sir Tim Laurence, have held a formal meeting with Greece's President, Konstantinos Tasoulas, in Athens, Buckingham Palace announced on Friday.
Royal couple in Athens for wartime commemoration
The palace confirmed that the royal couple are in Greece to mark the 85th anniversary of the Battle of Crete.
Photographs of Princess Anne and Sir Tim Laurence meeting the Greek president were also shared across the royal family's official social media accounts.
The Battle of Crete: a pivotal moment in World War II
The Battle of Crete was a significant Second World War campaign that took place between 20 May and 1 June 1941.
It saw Nazi Germany undertake the first large-scale airborne invasion in the history of modern warfare, to seize the Greek island of Crete.
The United Kingdom played a central and decisive role throughout the campaign, serving as the primary geopolitical strategist, military commander, and naval defender of the Allied coalition.
