Remembrance Day Services 2: 2022 -


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I was surprised to see the Duchess of Edinburgh present. I think secondary to Princess Anne she is the hardest working royal.
 
Alisa said:
I was surprised to see the Duchess of Edinburgh present. I think secondary to Princess Anne she is the hardest working royal.
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The Duchess (and Duke) of Edinburgh is attending this ceremony every year.
 
Alisa said:
I was surprised to see the Duchess of Edinburgh present. I think secondary to Princess Anne she is the hardest working royal.
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Most of the senior royals have been attending for years now.
 
Alisa said:
I was surprised to see the Duchess of Edinburgh present. I think secondary to Princess Anne she is the hardest working royal.
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Not true.

Edward is the third hardest worker and has been ever since Andrew's fall from grace. Prior to that for the previous decade or so Andrew had been third behind Anne and Charles who see-sawed the 'hardest' worker as they have done this year.

Charles is currently leading my count but that is because he has had three state visits overseas when he often does 13-15 engagements a day but when at home he might have a day with 7 or so and then a couple of other engagements during the week while Anne will do 3 - 4 most days of the week.

My figures are in the 'Engagements' thread here https://www.theroyalforums.com/forums/f23/british-royal-family-engagements-2022-2023-a-49194-11.html

Sophie's full total for the year - as Duchess and Countess has her two ahead of Camilla at 220. Edward full total for the year is 282 while Anne and Charles are both over 400.
 
I'm curious: what are the two pins The King is wearing on his left suit lapel above his medals (and to his right of his poppy)?
 
Curryong said:
Yes. Prince Philip’s foot sticking out as if he’s about to step off the plinth, is a very unusual stance to portray in a statue. I like both statues actually.
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Yes it is unusual but at the same characteristic of the man I think.
 
The British Royal Family arriving to attend the annual Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall in London.
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Kate Middleton shines at Remembrance event following cancer trearment

The Princess of Wales beams as she appears at the Royal Albert Hall for the Festival of Remembrance for her first high-profile appearance in months after cancer treatment.
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Kate beams as she joins King and husband William for poignant Remembrance event

The Princess of Wales was among members of the Royal Family including King Charles and Prince William for the poignant annual Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall
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Kate Middleton Steps Out for First Major Appearance Alongside Royal Family Since Completing Chemo

Kate Middleton joined Prince William, King Charles and other royals at the Festival of Remembrance, her most major royal event since the Princess of Wales announced she had completed chemotherapy in a video on Sept. 9.
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Beaming Kate arrives at 1st major Royal event since chemo ended with William

KATE Middleton has arrived at her first major royal event since finishing chemotherapy. The beaming Princess of Wales, 42, joined husband Prince William for the annual Festival of Remembrance at th…
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The King leads Remembrance Sunday at the Cenotaph


This year on the Foreign Office Balconies

Left hand side:
TRHS The Duke & Duchess of Gloucester

Centre:
HRH The Princess of Wales
HRH The Duchess of Edinburgh

Right hand side:
HRH The Duke of Kent
Vide Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence

Wreath laid by (in order - all individual in turn, no group laying of wreaths from the Royal Family)

HM The King
HM The Queen (laid by her Equerry, Ollie Plunket)
HRH The Prince of Wales
HRH The Duke of Edinburgh
HRH The Princess Royal
HRH The Duke of Kent (laid by his Equerry)

The Prince of Wales is taking the royal salute on Horseguards Parade this year.

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Brave Kate watches on as dutiful William and King Charles lay wreathes

Charles and William were among those in the capital taking part in a two-minute silence at 11am to honour those who died in conflict, with similar events taking place nationwide.
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Sophie places supportive hand on Kate's back after Remembrance Sunday

SOPHIE Wessex placed a supportive hand on the Princess of Wales’s back as they left a balcony after the Remembrance Sunday service. Kate watched, as is tradition, from above on the nearby For…
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La emoción de Kate Middleton en el Día del Recuerdo: todas las imágenes

La reina Camilla ha sido la gran ausente de este solemne acto que rinde homenaje a todos los caídos en servicio y a los veteranos de las Fuerzas Armadas
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El impecable look de Kate Middleton en el Día del Recuerdo: abrigo negro de inspiración militar y tocado de redecilla

Después de lucir espectacular en el Royal Albert Hall de Londres, repasamos su elección de vestuario para la celebración del Cenotafio de Whitehall
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Very moving seeing the remaining WW2 veterans - just 11 now.
I found the whole service particularly sobering today-given the awfulness of the global situation right now.
‘Lest we forget’
 
Elly C said:
Very moving seeing the remaining WW2 veterans - just 11 now.
I found the whole service particularly sobering today-given the awfulness of the global situation right now.
‘Lest we forget’
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Well, it seems people already forgot the horrors of war.
 
Elly C said:
Very moving seeing the remaining WW2 veterans - just 11 now.
I found the whole service particularly sobering today-given the awfulness of the global situation right now.
‘Lest we forget’
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Honestly I find it incredible that there are still 11 British WW2 veterans in 2024. My parents are now in their eighties and they are the children of American WWII veterans.
Today's service at the Cenotaph was beautiful and poignant as always.
 
It’s good to see the Duke of Kent but he does look very old.

I also appreciate seeing the former prime ministers coming together for this act of remembrance each year.
 
TLLK said:
Honestly I find it incredible that there are still 11 British WW2 veterans in 2024. My parents are now in their eighties and they are the children of American WWII veterans.
Today's service at the Cenotaph was beautiful and poignant as always.
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Six of those who attended were veterans of D-Day, meaning that the number of former Prime Ministers present was greater than the number of D-Day veterans ... which is quite strange. Both my grandfathers were part of the D-Day landings, but they've both been gone for many years now.

It all went well, as it always does. It's just sad that we never get to a point where there's peace. When I was a kid, there were still plenty of *First* World War veterans alive, and many Second World War veterans. When the Berlin Wall came down, we thought that maybe times were changing, but now I'm seeing men who are years younger than me, who fought in Afghanistan, taking part in the Remembrance Day events.
 
Elly C said:
Very moving seeing the remaining WW2 veterans - just 11 now.
I found the whole service particularly sobering today-given the awfulness of the global situation right now.
‘Lest we forget’
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There are quite a few WW2 veterans still alive in UK, but sadly no longer many who are fit to travel all the way to London
 
Alison H said:
Six of those who attended were veterans of D-Day, meaning that the number of former Prime Ministers present was greater than the number of D-Day veterans ... which is quite strange. Both my grandfathers were part of the D-Day landings, but they've both been gone for many years now.

It all went well, as it always does. It's just sad that we never get to a point where there's peace. When I was a kid, there were still plenty of *First* World War veterans alive, and many Second World War veterans. When the Berlin Wall came down, we thought that maybe times were changing, but now I'm seeing men who are years younger than me, who fought in Afghanistan, taking part in the Remembrance Day events.
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Glad to know that six of those WWII veterans were present today at the Cenotaph in London.
Like you, I had grandfathers who served in WWII. My grandfathers served in the U.S. Navy and both were in the Pacific theater during WWII. My paternal grandfather was stationed at Peal Harbor had the very good luck not to be on duty the morning of December 7, 1941. My grandmother, father and uncle were sent back to the U.S. mainland shortly afterwards with the rest of the dependents.
I had hoped that the end of the Cold War might make a difference too, but sadly there have still been conflicts around the globe ever since then.
 
Sadly there have been conflicts in various parts of the world since ancient times. Mankind never seems to learn.

Remembrance Day is commemorated here in Australia too at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day in November as per 1918. And poppies are sold for the RSL charity.
It’s very sad to see WW2 veterans dying off. When I first attended Anzac Day marches through the city of Melbourne (Anzac Day is big here in Australia) there were many ex servicemen and women marching, even some from the First World War. And a Boer War veteran was transported in a truck!
 
TLLK said:
Honestly I find it incredible that there are still 11 British WW2 veterans in 2024. My parents are now in their eighties and they are the children of American WWII veterans.
Today's service at the Cenotaph was beautiful and poignant as always.
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My dad was in WWII and died two years ago at age 96; you are right - there aren’t many still with us
 
It was wonderful to see the Princess of Wales at both events.

"God Save The King!" & "The Last Post" from the Festival of Remembrance (2024)​

 
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