Catherine, Princess of Wales The royals joined the royal family in paying respects to all those who lost their lives in the conflict at the annual Remembrance Day service in London on Sunday.
King Charles III, who recently returned from his first long-running multi-country tour since his cancer diagnosis, led the family and the nation in honoring fallen servicemen and women at the Cenotaph in Whitehall, near Downing Street.
The 75-year-old British monarch laid the first wreath at the base of the stone memorial as hundreds of veterans, serving personnel and the public looked on. Enclosed was a handwritten note that read: “In grateful memory of your service and sacrifice.”
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It was much like the one built for his late grandfather King George VI and was planted with poppies on an arrangement of black leaves, as is traditional for the sovereign, with a background consisting of the racing colors of red, purple and gold. The ribbon was attached.
Prince William Also left a wreath at the war memorial, which included a Prince of Wales feather and a new ribbon in Welsh red.
His wife Kate watched the ceremony from the balcony of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, overlooking the Cenotaph. Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh was also with him.
Kate, 42, Who revealed eight months ago that he had an unknown type of cancerAttended the annual Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall on the Saturday evening and then the national commemoration at the Cenotaph on the Sunday.
It was the first time he held public official events for two consecutive days since the beginning of the year.
Other members of the royal family in attendance included Prince Edward, Princess Anne and her husband, Vice Admiral Sir Tim Lawrence, the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester and the Duke of Kent.
cat Announced in September that she was cancer free And will take a phased approach to resuming public royal duties. Last month, she accompanied William on a trip to Southport in northwest England, where the couple met the bereaved families of three children killed in a knife attack in July.
