Princess Anne laid a wreath at the Armed Forces Memorial to commemorate the 395 National Service conscripts killed on active duty from 1947-63.
Thousands of people marked Armed Forced Day by flocking to events honouring those currently serving, their families, veterans and cadets across the region.
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