The Festival of Remembrance is one of the
main events on the Royal Family’s calendar every November, a chance
to pay tribute to the soldiers who have served and sacrificed their
lives in service to Great Britain and the wider Commonwealth. This
year’s event is scheduled to take place on Saturday, 13 November,
with members of the Royal Family in attendance, though The Queen
will miss it due…
Following Prince Philip's lead - Camilla makes a poignant Remembrance tribute
12th November 2021
Following in the steps of the late Duke
of Edinburgh, the Duchess of Cornwall made a poignant Remembrance
tribute at the Grave of the Unknown Warrior. Inside Westminster
Abbey in London, the Duchess laid a wreath at the Grave of the
Unknown Warrior to mark Armistice Day…
The Queen to miss Festival of Remembrance for the first time in years
12th November 2021
For the first time in years, Her Majesty
The Queen will miss the Festival of Remembrance due to doctor’s
orders. The Queen will not attend the annual Festival of
Remembrance at Royal Albert Hall in London on 13 November.
Organised by The Royal British Legion (RBL)…
The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester lead Remembrance tributes at the National Arboretum
12th November 2021
To mark this year’s Remembrance tributes,
the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester led the annual Armistice Day
Service at the Armed Forces Memorial at the National Memorial
Arboretum. Armistice Day is known as the day the Allied powers
signed a ceasefire agreement with Germany in France at 11 a.m. on
11 November 1918. This agreement would officially bring World War I
to an end. Hundreds of…
On the 100th anniversary of the Armistice
Day Parade in Bedworth, the Countess of Wessex led the civic party
part of the parade as it paid homage to the fallen. The Countess
led the party from the Almhouses to the cemetery in Coventry Road.
She then laid the first wreath…
The Duchess of Cornwall pays tribute at the Field of Remembrance
11th November 2021
The Duchess of Cornwall has honoured all
those lost in conflict with a two minute silence at the Field of
Remembrance in London. The Duchess took part in the tribute, in the
grounds of Westminster Abbey, at 11am on Armistice Day, November
11. Camilla also planted a…
The unveiling of the Cenotaph: The day George V led a nation still recovering from war
11th November 2021
On 11 November 1920, King George V led
Britain in two minutes of silence to remember those lost in the
First World War and to mark the exact moment when Armistices
brought the Great War to a close. The king also unveiled the
Cenotaph in Whitehall. In 1919, the government planned Peace Day
for 19 July- a day to mark the signing of the Treaty of Versailles
and to celebrate the work of…
The long royal links of a simple tribute: The Fields of Remembrance
11th November 2021
First held in November 1928, attending
the Fields of Remembrance has become a simple yet impactful
tradition of Remembrance Day, For eight days from the morning of
the Thursday before Remembrance Sunday until the evening of the
following Thursday, the law of St…
Sir Elton John receives very special honour from the Prince of Wales
11th November 2021
Sir Elton John can add yet another
accolade to his long list of achievements – the 74-year-old has
been made a member of the Order of the Companions of Honour. The
singer received the award for his Services to Music and Charity.
The special award is granted to…
On Wednesday, 10 November, ahead of
Remembrance Sunday, The Duchess of Cambridge visited the Imperial
War Museum in London. She was at the museum to open two different
galleries, one which included some of her own photographs. In
an Alexander McQueen blouse that she first wore in 2012, a
Catherine Walker coat and pair of trousers, and a poppy on her
lapel, Catherine visited the museum to open…
