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Open Post – Festival of Remembrance and the Service at the Cenotaph

“The Queen will attend the annual Remembrance Day Service at the Cenotaph on Sunday 14th November. As in previous years, Her Majesty will view the Service from the balcony of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office building.”

Buckingham Palace

Festival of Remembrance – Saturday

Senior members of the Royal Family, including the Prince of Wales, the Duchess of Cornwall, and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, will attend the Festival of Remembrance. The performance commemorates the lives of the men and women lost while serving Britain and the Commonwealth.

The evening performance will begin at 9:00 p.m. local time. If you are in Great Britain, you can view it online through BBC iPlayer.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have arrived. The Duchess is wearing her Eponine London dress, Princess Diana’s Collingwood earrings, and her three-strand pearl bracelet.

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The Earl and Countess of Wessex are in the house. The Countess is wearing a Max Mara Elegante Laringe Dress.

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The Duchess of Cornwall and Prince of Wales have arrived. The Duchess is wearing a wide v neck dress and her four-strand pearl choker with the smaller (relatively speaking) diamond clasp.

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The entire family: The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, Prince and Princess Michael, Princess Anne, and Timothy Laurence join The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and the Duchess of Cornwall and Prince of Wales.

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Service at the Cenotaph – Sunday

The extended royal family, without the Queen, will attend the annual Remembrance Day Service at the Cenotaph. This year marks 100 years of the Royal British Legion and the poppy becoming the national symbol of remembrance.

The service will begin at 11 a.m. local time.

The BBC will begin coverage at 10:15 a.m. local time. If you are in Great Britain, you can view it online through BBC iPlayer. We do not have a streaming link for international viewers, however, in the past, CNN has covered the Sunday event.

This was a year of some change.

As he has the past few years, The Prince of Wales laid a wreath for the Queen and one for himself and the Duchess of Cornwall.

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The Prince was accompanied by the Duke of Cambridge, Prince Edward, and Princess Anne.

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The Duchess of Cornwall, Duchess of Cambridge, and the Countess of Wessex watched the proceedings from a shared balcony. Camilla wore her four-strand pearl choker with Queen Alexandra’s Diamond clasp and Catherine wore a new silver-tone Crystal Flower Brooch to secure her poppies. See the information below. The Duchess of Cornwall appears to be wearing the 9/12th Lancers Badge (from her father’s service) and The Countess her Rifles Badge. Sophie is the Royal Colonel of the 5th Battalion.

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The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester were with Timothy Laurence on another balcony.

The Duke of Kent, with his sister Princess Alexandra, watched the proceedings. An equerry laid a wreath on his behalf.

The gathering of veterans – who numbered 8,000 – honored those who have served.

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The proceedings ended with a loud, and very touching, “God Save the Queen”.

The Queen will not attend the General Synod Service and Opening Session on Tuesday, November 16th. The Earl of Wessex will attend in her stead.

We’ll circle back with official photos when they become available. Please add your photos and observations in the comments.