King Charles leads Remembrance Sunday ceremony at London Cenotaph

King Charles III led the national Remembrance Sunday service at the Cenotaph in London on Sunday morning. He was joined by Queen Camilla, the Prince and Princess of Wales, other senior royals, politicians and 10,000 veterans.

The ceremony began at 11am when Big Ben struck and the nation fell silent for two minutes. A cannon salvo marked the silence, followed by the Last Post played by Royal Marines buglers.

“I feel incredibly proud to honour those whose sacrifice continues to protect our way of life today.”

Charles, aged 77 and wearing military uniform with cap and sword, was the first to lay a wreath of red poppies at the foot of the monument. The arrangement, made of 41 paper flowers on black leaves, reproduced the design used by his grandfather King George VI. He then stepped back and saluted.

Prince William, heir to the throne and dressed as a lieutenant colonel of the Royal Household Cavalry, also laid a floral tribute. Prince Edward and Princess Anne followed with their own wreaths.

Queen Camilla and the Princess of Wales, both in black coats and hats, watched from the balcony of the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office. Kate wore three poppies, earrings from Diana, Princess of Wales, and a HMS Glasgow brooch.

Prime Minister Andy Burnham laid a wreath alongside nine of his predecessors, including John Major, Tony Blair, Boris Johnson, Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer. Leaders of the main parties also laid wreaths.

Prince Harry and Meghan were not at the Cenotaph. Harry attended a Remembrance service in the market town of Brackley in Northamptonshire, standing alone beside locals and wearing his service medals.