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King Charles Leads Remembrance Sunday at the Cenotaph as Prince William Returns

A 10,000-strong veterans’ march-past capped commemorations marking 80 years since the end of World War II.

Overview

  • The King led the two-minute silence at 11am before laying the first wreath at the Cenotaph in Whitehall.
  • Prince William laid a wreath after returning to the UK, having missed Saturday’s Royal Albert Hall festival due to travel from Brazil.
  • Queen Camilla and the Princess of Wales watched from the Foreign Office balcony while Prince Edward also took part by laying a wreath.
  • Prince George, 12, attended his first Festival of Remembrance on Saturday with Catherine, the King and Queen present.
  • Prime Minister Keir Starmer and other political leaders laid tributes as around 10,000 veterans marched past, with reports noting the King continues treatment for an undisclosed cancer.