The Princess of Wales minimize a sombre determine as she attended the Remembrance Sunday service in London at present, alongside different senior members of the Royal Household.
Kate, 40, paid tribute to her late mother-in-law Diana, Princess of Wales, as she donned a pair of diamond and pearl drop earrings that when belonged to the royal.
Diana wore the earrings on varied events, together with at a banquet for the Japanese Emperor Akihito in 1990 – and at a gala on the Palace of Versailles in 1994.
Right this moment’s outing marks the third time Kate’s worn the equipment, after sporting them on the pink carpet when she attended the BAFTAs in 2019, and donning them earlier this yr throughout a visit to Royal Ascot.
Right this moment, Kate was wrapped up heat in a black coat adorned with three poppies, and an identical black hat as she stood alongside Queen Consort Camilla, 75, to observe King Charles, 73, and Prince William, 40, lay wreaths to pay respects to Britain’s struggle useless.
Diana, Princess of Wales wears a pair of diamond and pearl drop earrings as she attends a 1990 Court docket Banquet on the Imperial Palace in Tokyo
Kate (pictured throughout at present’s Remembrance Service) appeared sombre through the occasion. She donned a pair of diamond and pearl drop earrings that seem like a pair that when belonged to her late mother-in-law, Princess Diana
Charles laid new poppy wreath incorporating a ribbon of his racing colors, with the design a tribute to those utilized by each his late mom and his grandfather George VI.
In the meantime Large Ben chimed 11 occasions at 11am, because it returns to service after years of upkeep and restore.
As Charles lead the nation on the Cenotaph for the primary time as King, the service marked a poignant second for the Royal Household.
In a shifting ceremony on Friday, the late Queen and her dedication to struggle veterans was remembered in a night attended by members of the royal household together with the Prince and Princess of Wales and Princess Anne.
The Princess of Wales minimize a sombre determine as she attended the Remembrance Sunday service in London at present, alongside different senior members of the Royal Household
Kate, 40, wrapped up heat in a black coat, which was adorned with three poppies, and an identical hat as she arrived alongside the Prince of Wales to observe King Charles, 73, and Prince William, 40, lay wreaths to pay respects to Britain’s struggle useless
In the meantime, the Princess of Wales minimize an equally dignified determine as she stepped out in an all-black ensemble on the annual Competition of Remembrance final evening.
Mom-of-three Kate joined different senior royals as they attended the annual occasion hosted by the British Legion at London’s Albert Corridor.
At round 10:40am at present, the march previous the Cenotaph paused briefly whereas Scottish members of the UK’s armed forces, the Fourth Battalion of Highlanders, performed the bagpipes, accompanied by drums.
At 10.58am, the navy parade was delivered to consideration as King Charles III arrived. Large Ben rang 11 occasions to mark the start of the 2 minutes of silence, and a sombre hush fell over the group.
After the 2 minutes of prayer and reflection had ended, in an emotional tribute to these killed through the wars of the final century, members of the navy performed the Final Submit.
The King appeared emotional as he stepped into the position the late Queen Elizabeth II counted as certainly one of her most necessary public duties, pictured left. Pictured proper: The Prince of Wales was the second particular person to put a wreath on the Cenotaph, which bore the feathers of the inheritor obvious
The Cenotaph in London, pictured moments earlier than the arrival of King Charles III and the two-minute silence
King Charles III then laid his wreath and saluted to the Cenotaph on behalf of the nation. A wreath was then laid on behalf of Her Majesty the Queen Consort.
The Prince of Wales then proceeded to put his wreath, full with the feathers of the inheritor obvious. This was the wreath beforehand laid by his father. The wreath, bearing the colors of the Prince of Wales, additionally bears a brand-new ribbon in Welsh pink.
The Earl of Wessex and Princess Royal then laid a wreath, earlier than one was laid on behalf of the Duke of Kent.
The navy parade then stood comfortable as music performed and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer led the remainder of the wreath-laying. They had been adopted by chief of the SNP Ian Blackford and chief of the Lib Dems Ed Davey.
The armed forces are watched as they parade previous the Cenotaph by veterans and members of the general public gathered for the event
Some 10,000 veterans and navy personnel are concerned in at present’s march, which ends on the Cenotaph
The service is being led by the Lord Bishop of London, Dame Sarah Elisabeth Mullally. She has held the position since 2018.
In addition to the King and Queen Consort, many members of the royal household had been in attendance this morning. This contains the Prince and Princess of Wales, Princess Anne and Prince Edward.
Quite a few former Prime Ministers together with Liz Truss, Boris Johnson, Theresa Might, David Cameron and Tony Blair are additionally there, a few of whom are laying wreaths on the Cenotaph.
Ian Blackford, Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak (L-R) maintain their wreaths in preparation as they await the arrival of King Charles III
(Left to proper) British former Prime Minister Sir Tony Blair’s spouse Cherie Blair, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s his spouse Akshata Murty, British former Prime Minister Theresa Might’s husband Philip Might and British former Prime Minister Liz Truss’ husband Hugh O’Leary attend the Remembrance Sunday ceremony
Speaker of the Home of Commons Sir Lindsay Hoyle additionally laid a wreath on behalf of your entire Home of Commons.
The Queen, who died 9 weeks in the past on the age of 96, thought-about Remembrance Sunday, which commemorates the struggle useless, one of the important and necessary engagements within the royal calendar.
She first laid a wreath on the Cenotaph in 1945 when she was nonetheless a princess. The nation’s longest-reigning monarch, who lived by the Second World Struggle as an adolescent and was head of the armed forces, solely missed seven Cenotaph companies throughout her reign, together with in 2021 because of a again sprain.