King Charles and Prince Harry observed Remembrance Sunday separately, with the King leading the nation's main ceremony while Harry attended a local event. The ceremonies took place on the Sunday closest to Armistice Day, November 11, which marks the peace agreement that ended World War I.
King Charles, 77, led the official ceremony at the Cenotaph in central London. Wearing a military uniform as commander-in-chief of Britain’s armed forces, the King laid a wreath of poppies at the base of the white Portland stone memorial. He was accompanied by his elder son and heir, Prince William, 44, and other senior members of the royal family. Queen Camilla, 79, and Princess Catherine, 44, observed the proceedings from a balcony at the nearby foreign ministry.
Prince Harry attended a Remembrance Sunday event in Brackley, Northamptonshire, north of London. The former British Army captain, 42, was photographed by The Sun and the Daily Mail in a dark suit with military medals chatting with locals. Harry, who served two tours of duty in Afghanistan and founded the Invictus Games for wounded veterans, returned from the United States in August to live in the UK with his wife, Meghan, and their two children.
Commemorations began on Saturday evening with a traditional concert at the Royal Albert Hall in London, which the royal family attended. In Downing Street, Prime Minister Andy Burnham was joined by all his living predecessors and senior political figures.
Harry and Meghan are no longer considered working royals following their acrimonious split and move to the United States in 2020, during which time they publicly criticised the family. Since returning to the UK, the British media reports they are believed to have set up a home in the Cotswolds region of southern England. The couple has performed several public engagements for causes they support and is expected to be in Brussels next week to warn about the dangers of social media to young people.
