King Charles will reportedly break a tradition set by his mother the late Queen when he leads his first Remembrance Sunday service as monarch later this month.
His Majesty is set to lay a wreath on behalf of the country at the Cenotaph in Central London in the annual Remembrance ceremony on November 13. The ceremony was said to be a key event in the late Queen's diary and she only missed it on a handful of occasions during her 70-year reign.
The late Queen's wreath featured around 90 poppies and was laid by her personally, or on her behalf in latter years by Charles. However, this year, the Telegraph reports that new monarch Charles will lay a wreath that has a different design from his mother's.
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The King's wreath will reportedly have fewer poppies than the late Queen's, according to the Mirror. It will also feature a wide ribbon in his racing colours.
Former Kings George V and King George VI are thought to have included a ribbon in their family racing colours into their own wreaths.
In addition, Queen Consort Camilla will have a wreath designed for the first time, which will be placed at the Cenotaph, although she will reportedly not lay it herself with that job falling to an equerry while she watches from the balcony of the Foreign Office.
This follows the tradition of the Queen Mother, who would also watch proceedings from the balcony during the reign of her husband King George VI, the late Queen's father. A joint wreath from the Prince and Princess of Wales William and Kate will also be laid at the Cenotaph, with the ribbon on theirs reportedly in the colour "Wales red".
At last year's Remembrance ceremony, Charles led the Royal Family in laying wreaths at the Cenotaph in London just hours after it was announced the Queen would be unable to attend the event due to a sprained back. The Queen, who died in September, only ever missed seven Remembrance Sunday events in her 70-year reign; the one last year, four due to being abroad on royal tours and two when she was pregnant.
However, in recent years she opted to watch the service from the Foreign Office balcony, with Charles laying her wreath on her behalf.
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