This was to have happened outside - but was moved indoors due to the bad weather.
Helped by the Prime Minister, their Royal Highnesses laid ferns on the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior - although the wind did its best to blow them away.
After that, it was outside to meet the public.
A crowd of around 150 people had gathered - the Royal couple shook hands and exchanged greetings, with the Duchess apologising to one couple for having brought the British summer weather with her.
They were then whisked into a waiting car - off to their next engagement, a state reception at Government House.
Fans brave the weather
A few dozen wet people arrived at Wellington's war memorial hoping to catch a glimpse of the royals laying a wreath.
Peter Best, from Eketahuna, was there to visit family and thought he'd pop down, also taking the chance to look in the war museum.
He's met Prince Charles before, at Masterton, when he toured with Diana.
But Mr Best said he wasn't necessarily a fan of the prince.
"It's respect for the role and the fact that he could be our future king.
"Personally, I'd rather William."
Two women from Australia were finding the temperature drop hard to take.
Jean Patten and Chris Carter said they thought about not going.
"But it's might be the last time we get to see Prince Charles. Will he be King Charles?"
The royals have now arrived at War Memorial Park and the crowd watching them has grown to a couple of hundred.
The weather hasn't improved though and Prince Charles and Camilla both employed umbrellas on the walk from their car to inside the cenotaph.
Among the crowd are two school friends with a banner welcoming the royal couple.
Jasmin Johnson, 15, was resplendent in a tiara but said she doesn't normally wear it.
She and Megan Lyster, 15, were keen to see the future king and said they didn't mind who ascends to the throne.
"I think whoever becomes king will do great in their roles," Jasmin said.
They said views about the royals were mixed among their school mates but the younger royals were doing a good job of making the monarchy popular.
Wet arrival
Earlier, the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall touched down at Wellington airport today - but no one was hanging around to catch a glimpse of the couple at Oriental Bay.
The stretch of road was deserted as the couple were only greeted by rain and gusts of wind.
Police sirens wailed past Oriental Bay at about 2.40 this afternoon as about a dozen silver cars speedily drove towards Government House where they would be greeted by the Governor-General Sir Jerry Mateparae.
One motorbike even stopped traffic on the opposite lane to allow the diplomats to drive past.
Resident Nalini Vallabh walked through Oriental Bay, on her way to pick up her kids from school but didn't wait around.
"I thought I would catch a glimpse of them but I'm on my to pick up my kids from school so I think I'll miss it."
Oriental Parade's Leaders real estate agent Stuart Gray said he fondly remembered his childhood when thousands of people turned up to greet the royals.
"When I was a kid my mother dragged me down here to see the royals. I remember all the little Union Jack flags waving.
"Now there is no one here."
He said it was quite surprising, but the arrival of the All Blacks and bad weather may have been a factor.
Cafe barista Andre Smith said he wasn't interested in the royals but "it was pretty cool when they drove past".
"You can tell what car they were in."
