scorecardKing Charles, Camilla, the Queen Consort, Prince William, and Kate Middleton, look somber at first Remembrance Sunday after the Queen's death
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King Charles, Camilla, the Queen Consort, Prince William, and Kate Middleton, look somber at first Remembrance Sunday after the Queen's death

Maria Noyen   

King Charles, Camilla, the Queen Consort, Prince William, and Kate Middleton, look somber at first Remembrance Sunday after the Queen's death
Kate Middleton (left) and Prince William (right) pay their respects on Remembrance Sunday on November 13, 2022 in London, England.Samir Hussein/WireImage
  • Remembrance Sunday in the UK commemorates those who have died in world wars and other conflicts.
  • Following tradition, the royal family gathered at the Cenotaph to mark the solemn event.

On Sunday, senior members of the royal family – including Princess Anne, Prince Edward, Prince William, and King Charles – took part in the annual Remembrance Sunday ceremony at the Cenotaph in London, UK.

On Sunday, senior members of the royal family – including Princess Anne, Prince Edward, Prince William, and King Charles – took part in the annual Remembrance Sunday ceremony at the Cenotaph in London, UK.
King Charles III, Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, Prince William, Prince of Wales, and Princess Anne, Princess Royal attend the Remembrance Sunday ceremony at the Cenotaph on Whitehall on November 13, 2022, in London, England.      Stefan Rousseau - WPA Pool/Getty Images

It's the first time the family put on such a show of unity since the death of Queen Elizabeth II on September 8, 2022. She was 96 years old.

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King Charles III attends the Remembrance Sunday ceremony at the Cenotaph on Whitehall in central London, on November 13, 2022.      TOBY MELVILLE/POOL/AFP via Getty Images

The solemn ceremony, which pays tribute to people killed in conflict, marked the first time Charles has laid a wreath in a tradition followed by monarchs since King George V in 1920.

The solemn ceremony, which pays tribute to people killed in conflict, marked the first time Charles has laid a wreath in a tradition followed by monarchs since King George V in 1920.
He knelt to deliver a wreath at the Cenotaph as per tradition.      TOBY MELVILLE/POOL/AFP via Getty Images

Camilla, Queen Consort, and Kate Middleton, Princess of Wales, stood side-by-side together, observing the service from the balcony of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office building.

Camilla, Queen Consort, and Kate Middleton, Princess of Wales, stood side-by-side together, observing the service from the balcony of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office building.
Camilla, the Queen Consort, and Kate Middleton, Princess of Wales on November 13, 2022.      Samir Hussein/WireImage

Kate may have also been paying a subtle tribute to her late mother-in-law, Princess Diana, by wearing her diamond-encrusted pearl drop earrings.

Kate may have also been paying a subtle tribute to her late mother-in-law, Princess Diana, by wearing her diamond-encrusted pearl drop earrings.
Kate Middleton, Princess of Wales, attends the National Service Of Remembrance at The Cenotaph on November 13, 2022, in London, England.      Chris Jackson/Getty Images

William, who will one day be the next monarch to lay a wreath at the Cenotaph, looked somber as he paid tribute to those who provided the UK and the commonwealth military service.

William, who will one day be the next monarch to lay a wreath at the Cenotaph, looked somber as he paid tribute to those who provided the UK and the commonwealth military service.
Prince William, Prince of Wales during the National Service Of Remembrance at The Cenotaph on November 13, 2022, in London, England.      Samir Hussein/WireImage

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