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Attended by current and former leaders and
diplomats, the memorial was held at the Cathedral of St. Paul,
whose foundation stone Queen Elizabeth laid in 1954.
New Zealand's Governor General, Dame Patsy Reddy, the official
representative of the Queen, spoke of Prince Philip as "one of
the unchanging stars in our sky".
Wearing a red poppy pin, Ardern read a poem by New Zealand
author Joy Cowley called "Memories," local media reported.
The service came after Queen Elizabeth paid her final respects
to Prince Philip at a funeral on Saturday that celebrated his
seven decades of service.
Officially known as the Duke of Edinburgh, Philip died at age 99
on April 9.
(Reporting by James Redmayne and Paulina Duran in Sydney;
Editing by Gerry Doyle)
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