Remembrance Sunday At The Cenotaph War Memorial With the British Royal Family

British royal family at Remembrance Sunday

Members of the British royal family attended the National Service of Remembrance today, November 13. King Charles III, The Prince of Wales, The Earl of Wessex, and The Princess Royal laid wreaths at the Cenotaph.

Other members of the royal family - Queen Camilla, Catherine, the Princess of Wales, The Countess of Wessex, The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, The Duke of Kent, Princess Alexandra, and Sir Tim Laurence, watched the service from the Foreign Commonwealth Office balcony.

British royal family at Remembrance Sunday
King Charles III laid a wreath

British royal family at Remembrance Sunday
The Prince of Wales

It has been the tradition also that during Remembrance Day, the Royal British Legion, a charity founded to honor the veterans, would march past the 10,000 veterans. This year, Prince Edward, the Earl of Wessex took the salute.

British royal family at Remembrance Sunday
The Earl of Wessex took the salute for veterans

Laying wreaths at the cenotaph war memorial in London during Remembrance Sunday is a solemn ceremony honoring and remembering those who died in the war.

British royal family at Remembrance Sunday
The Prince and Princess of Wales
British royal family at Remembrance Sunday
The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, and The Countess of Wessex

British royal family at Remembrance Sunday
The solemn ceremony of laying wreaths

British royal family at Remembrance Sunday
Camilla, the Queen Consort
The Duke of Kent and Sir Tim Laurence 

Both the King and his son, the Prince of Wales, wore their Royal Air Force military uniforms. 

British royals attend Remembrance Sunday

It was noticeable also that King Charles III still used the monogram of his late mother on his shoulder.

British royal family at Remembrance Sunday
Princess Anne, Prince William, and King Charles III

British royal family at Remembrance Sunday

Queen Camilla wore a brooch that symbolized her military regimental as Colonel-in-Chief of The Rifles, which she took over from Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh in July 2020.

British royal family at Remembrance Sunday
Catherine wore Princess Diana's earrings
British royal family at Remembrance Sunday
The Queen Consort and The Princess of Wales
British royal family at Remembrance Sunday
Sophie, the Countess of Wessex

Catherine, the Princess of Wales, wore Princess Diana's jewelry, the South Sea Pearl earrings. She also wore a new black ensemble, an Evie coat dress from Catherine Walker. Sophie, the Countess of Wessex wore a black coat also from Catherine Walker.

Catherine wore Princess Diana's earrings
Kate wore Diana's south sea pearl earrings 

Royal family members traditionally wore ak poppy pin during Remembrance Day. These red floral pins have been the traditional symbols worn by the British royals in commemorating war heroes and military members who have died in wars. 

Photos credit: The Royal Family instagram, The Prince and Princess of Wales instagram, Chris Jackson for Getty Images

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