PHOTOS | How royalty honored fallen soldiers on Remembrance Sunday

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• The royal family honored the soldiers who died fighting for their country on Remembrance Sunday.
• A wreath was laid in the name of the Queen and Prince Philip, as Her Majesty watched from the balcony of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office building.
• Although the Duke and Duchess of Sussex were unable to join the family, they visited the Los Angeles National Cemetery to pay their respects.
• Prince Harry served in the army for ten years, rising to the rank of captain and completing two tours in Afghanistan.

Each year, the royal family pays their respects to the soldiers who have fallen in the two world wars and other conflicts at a service at the Cenotaph, a national shrine in memory of those lives lost.

Prince Charles laid a wreath at the cenotaph on behalf of the queen on Sunday, while another was placed in the name of Prince Philip. Prince William, Prince Edward and Princess Anne also laid wreaths, while Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, Kate Middleton, Sophie, the Countess of Wessex, and Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence joined the Queen to watch the service from the balcony of Foreign, Commonwealth and Development. Office building.

The ceremony took place next the queen’s visit to the unknown warrior at Westminster Abbey earlier in the week, and the inauguration of the Remembrance Field by the Duchess of Cornwall, a task usually performed by Prince Harry.

Although Harry and Meghan’s move to the US prevented the Duke of Sussex from serving with travel bans to the UK amid the pandemic, he asked royals to lay a wreath on his behalf. , having served in the military for 10 years. and complete two tours of Afghanistan.

His application was denied, allegedly because he no longer represents the royal family, according to The Sunday Times.

However, the Duke of Sussex made sure to honor his fellow soldiers, hanging out with Meghan Markle on Sunday to lay flowers collected from her garden on the graves of two Commonwealth soldiers at the Los Angeles National Cemetery. Harry also placed a wreath that read, “To all who have served, are serving. Thank you.”

The news comes after Harry’s appearance on the podcast. Declassified, in which he spoke about the British tradition of wearing poppies. He said he does it for “the soldiers I knew as well as those I didn’t know.” “The soldiers who stood by my side in Afghanistan, those who changed their lives forever and those who did not return home,” he added.

“I use it to celebrate the bravery and determination of all of our veterans and their loved ones, especially those of our Invictus family. These are the people and moments I remember when I salute, when I pause, and when I leave a wreath on the cenotaph, “he said.

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