He, like Prince Harry, last attended the service in 2019. (Isabel Infantes - WPA Pool/Getty Images)īut there was no sign of Prince Andrew, who served in the Falklands War. This year's Remembrance Sunday ceremony marked the 40th anniversary of the Falklands War, with former veterans marching past the Cenotaph. King Charles III lays a wreath at the Cenotaph in his first Remembrance Sunday as monarch. She accessorised with diamond and South Sea pearl earrings, previously owned by Diana, Princess of Wales.ĭiana famously wore the earrings during her final visit to Sydney for the Victor Chang ball in 1996. The two most senior royals stood side by side in the absence of the late Queen Elizabeth. Pinned to her coat was the brooch of The Rifles, a patronage she took over from the late Duke of Edinburgh in 2020.Ĭatherine wore a Catherine Walker coat and a wide-brimmed hat by Philip Treacy. (Stefan Rousseau - WPA Pool/Getty Images)Īs per tradition, the royal women present were dressed in sombre black with Camilla choosing a Fiona Clare coat and Philip Treacy hat. READ MORE: The 'complicated' bond between Princess Mary and her in-laws Camilla and Catherine took equal position on the central balcony of the Foreign Office. She had missed just seven Remembrance Sunday events during her 70-year reign, four due to being away on royal tours, two when she was pregnant and last year's due to illness. The Queen, who died on September 8 aged 96, considered Remembrance Sunday one of the most important engagements in the royal calendar. Then, the Duchess of Cornwall, the Countess of Wessex and the Duchess of Cambridge stood together on a balcony, with Catherine in the middle. (Stefan Rousseau - WPA Pool/Getty Images) READ MORE: Catherine's tribute to the Queen at Festival of Remembrance Sophie, the Countess of Wessex on a balcony of the Foreign Office. Since 2017, the Queen had watched the proceedings from the central balcony.īut she was absent from last year's service due to a back strain. The position of the Queen Consort next to the Princess of Wales gave each woman equal prominence in the absence of the late Queen in the first Remembrance ceremony following her death. King Charles, the Prince of Wales and the Princess Royal at the Cenotaph on Sunday.
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