Overview
- At the Cenotaph in Whitehall, King Charles led the 11 a.m. two‑minute silence and laid a wreath, with tens of thousands watching the national ceremony.
- Prince William returned overnight from Brazil and joined the service to lay his own wreath after missing the Festival of Remembrance during his travel.
- Prince George attended the Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall for the first time, seated beside his mother, Catherine, Princess of Wales.
- Catherine signaled personal tribute through her wardrobe, wearing Princess Diana’s Collingwood pearl earrings on Sunday and a handmade poppy at the festival.
- This year’s festival marked 80 years since World War II ended and 25 years since the ban on homosexuals serving was lifted, with performances by Sir Rod Stewart and Sam Ryder.