Public address mediaPrince George joined King Charles, Queen Camilla and the Princess of Wales at this year’s Festival of Remembrance at London’s Royal Albert Hall.
The audience rose to their feet and a fanfare played as royalty entered the concert hall to commemorate those who lost their lives in the service, on the eve of Remembrance Sunday.
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and Lady Victoria Starmer also attended the annual event, which this year marks the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War.
It also comes 25 years after the end of a decades-long ban on gays serving in the armed forces, and the event reflected the discrimination faced by LGBT personnel.
Princess Catherine sat next to her eldest son, George, 12, and wore a poppy handmade from silk, glass and other natural materials.
The Royal Family stood and applauded as the Chelsea Pensioners (retired veterans of the British Army) entered the auditorium and paraded across the stage, while an orchestra played the Boys Of The Old Brigade.
The Prince of Wales was not present as he returned from Brazil, where he gave a speech to world leaders gathered for the COP30 UN climate change summit and visited a remote island.
Public address mediaThe event, which will be broadcast on BBC One at 9pm, was presented by actress Hannah Waddingham and featured performances by musicians including Sir Rod Stewart.
Several armed forces bands also took to the stage to accompany the performers and perform military music, including RAF Squadrons.
Among the veterans who attended were some who had helped plan D-Day – when Allied troops landed on the beaches of Normandy, marking the start of the campaign to liberate north-west Europe during World War II – and some who had been prisoners of war.
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Public address mediaEvents will be held across the country tomorrow to mark Remembrance Sunday, which falls on the Sunday closest to Armistice Day, November 11.
To commemorate the moment when the First World War ended in 1918, two minutes of silence will be observed at 11:00 a.m. on the 11th day of the 11th month.
