King Charles is leading the nation in commemorating those who died in conflict during the Remembrance Sunday service.

The monarch laid a wreath during the National Service of Remembrance at the Cenotaph to mark the Armistice of the First World War and all other conflicts involving British and Commonwealth forces.


The Royal British Legion’s veteran parade will see 10,000 veterans march past the Cenotaph in Whitehall, London.

The wreath the King laid closely resembles the wreath produced for HM King George VI.

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King Charles is leading the nation in commemorating those who died in conflict during the Remembrance Sunday service.

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The King is the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces in the UK.

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The wreath contained 41 open-style poppy petals made from bonded fabric and is mounted on an arrangement of black leaves – traditional for Sovereign’s wreaths.

The King is the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces in the UK.

His Majesty holds numerous Military appointments and affiliations, including Captain General Royal Marines, and Colonel-in-Chief of The Parachute Regiment.

The monarch is wearing his Royal Navy uniform of the Admiral of the Fleet.

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The monarch laid a wreath during the National Service of Remembrance at the Cenotaph to mark the Armistice of the First World War and all other conflicts involving British and Commonwealth forces.

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Queen Camilla is unable to attend the Remembrance Sunday service due to a chest infection.

However, her equerry Major Ollie Plunket, The Rifles, laid a wreath at the Cenotaph on her behalf.

The Prince of Wales wore his Royal Air Force uniform in the rank of Wing Commander and also laid a wreath at the Cenotaph.

Prince William has completed seven and a half years of full-time operational military service.

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The Prince of Wales wore his Royal Air Force uniform in the rank of Wing Commander and also laid a wreath at the Cenotaph.

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William holds numerous military appointments and honorary ranks, including Colonel, Welsh Guards; Colonel-in-Chief, The Mercian Regiment; Colonel-in-Chief, Army Air Corps; Royal Honorary Air Commodore, RAF Valley and Commodore-in-Chief, Submarines.

The Princess of Wales viewed the Service from the Centre Balcony of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO).

Princess Anne wore her Royal Navy uniform in the rank of Admiral.

The King’s sister holds the rank of Admiral in the Royal Navy, General in the Army and Air Chief Marshal in the Royal Air Force.

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The Princess of Wales viewed the Service from the Centre Balcony of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO).

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The Princess Royal is the Chief Commandant for Women in the Royal Navy.

The King’s brother Prince Edward also laid a wreath at the Cenotaph.

The Duke of Edinburgh wore his Royal Wessex Yeomanry uniform.

The Duchess of Edinburgh viewed the Service from the Centre Balcony of the FCDO alongside the Princess of Wales.

Politicians including Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch also at the Cenotaph.