The King and Queen incorporated their horse racing colours into the wreaths placed at the base of the Cenotaph on Remembrance Sunday.
His Majesty’s wreath had ribbon and bows which were scarlet, purple and gold – the colours his jockeys wear on the racecourse.
Similarly, The Queen had ribbons and bows in her own racing colours – brown, red and yellow.
Each year, the remembrance wreaths are carefully designed, taking into account aspects which are both personal and historical.
The King’s wreath closely resembles the wreath which was originally produced for King George VI.
It has 41 open style poppy petals made from hard wearing paper – mounted on an arrangement of black leaves.
Queen Camilla’s wreath closely resembles the wreath made for Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother.
It is made of 95 closed style poppy petals on an arrangement of black leaves.
The Queen’s equerry, Major Ollie Plunket of The Rifles, laid the wreath at the base of the Cenotaph on behalf of Her Majesty who is recovering from a chest infection.
