A teary-eyed Princess of Wales and Queen Consort Camilla watched an emotional Remembrance Sunday service today - the first since the death of the Queen.
The two royal women stood on the balcony of the Foreign Office, overlooking the Cenotaph, where wreaths were laid by the royals to honour the nation's war dead.
They both wore elegant black coats and hats and each had three poppies pinned to them as well as diamond brooches. Kate wore earrings that once belonged to her late mother-in-law Princess Diana and at one point looked close to tears as she watched proceedings. Camilla wore the same black hat she wore to the Queen's funeral in September.
There was also a poignant empty space on the balcony, where the late Queen had stood to watch the emotional service in previous years when King Charles, then Prince of Wales, would lay a wreath on her behalf.
It comes as today's moving Remembrance Day service saw the royals out in force.
The King lay a new poppy wreath incorporating a ribbon of his racing colours, with the design a tribute to the ones used by both his late mother and his grandfather George VI.
He wore the great coat of a No.1 Field Marshal, laid his wreath and took a few steps back before saluting and returning to his place. A wreath was also laid on the Queen Consort's behalf for the first time.
As the first chimes of Big Ben rang out at 11am on Sunday and a two-minute silence began, Charles stood before the Cenotaph in his role as head of state.
A volley from a gun fired by the King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery from nearby Horse Guards Parade rang out to signal the start of the moment of silent reflection, punctuated by the sound of London traffic, and another loud blast marked its end.
Dressed in his RAF uniform, Prince William lay the same wreath previously placed by his father, who held the title Prince of Wales for more than 64 years before his accession to the throne. It features the white Prince of Wales feathers and bears a new ribbon in “Welsh red”.
Also present were the Earl and Countess of Wessex, Princess Anne and Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester and the Duke of Kent.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak also paid tribute to the fallen on behalf of the Government by leaving a wreath, followed by Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer, other party leaders, senior members of the Cabinet, military chiefs of staff and high commissioners.
Seven former prime ministers – Sir John Major, Sir Tony Blair, Gordon Brown, David Cameron, Theresa May, Boris Johnson and Liz Truss - were also present.
A short service followed the laying of the main wreaths, with the Bishop of London, Dame Sarah Mullally, delivering a prayer.
The King and members of the royal family sang the hymn O God, Our Help in Ages Past as thousands filled Whitehall.
The Queen, who died just nine weeks ago at the age of 96, considered Remembrance Sunday, which commemorates the war dead, one of the most significant and important engagements in the royal calendar.
The nation’s longest reigning monarch, who lived through the Second World War as a teenager and was head of the armed forces, only missed seven Cenotaph services during her reign, including last year due to a back sprain.
