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King Charles appeared tearful as he saluted fallen World War 1 soldiers at the Remembrance Sunday ceremony at the cenotaph in Westminster.
The King laid a wreath and seemed to have tears in his eyes as he paid tribute to the war dead, surrounded by the Prime Minister, politicians, and members of the Royal Family including Prince William. After the King, a wreath was then laid on behalf of the Queen Consort. The Prince of Wales was the next person to make his way to the Cenotaph to lay a wreath, followed by the Earl of Wessex and Princess Royal.
It followed a two minutes’ silence from thousands of Londoners on Whitehall. The Queen Consort and Princess of Wales were looking on from a balcony. The King was watched by seven former prime ministers – Sir John Major, Sir Tony Blair, Gordon Brown, David Cameron, Theresa May, Boris Johnson and Liz Truss.
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One viewer noted on Twitter: “King Charles has a year in his eye at the cenotaph.” Another added: “King Charles still looks broken. I totally understand how he feels.” Another said: “So much emotion written across the face of our King Charles III, moved us both to tears – wonder what he was thinking and feeling.”
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The King appeared to break a tradition set by Her Late Majesty the Queen when he led the UK at his first Remembrance Sunday service as the King. The Queen’s wreath featured around 90 poppies and would be laid by her or the former Prince of Wales as she grew older. This year, King Charles has moved away from the Queen’s design, favouring a wreath with fewer poppies and bigger flowers, according to the Telegraph, as well as a wide ribbon.
Previous Kings George V and King George VI also included a ribbon on their wreaths with their family racing colours. Meanwhile, Queen Consort Camilla will also have her own wreath designed for the first time, which will be laid as she watches on from the Foreign Office’s balcony.
Prince William and Princess Kate have also layed a joint wreath for the first time as the new Prince and Princess of Wales, in the colour ‘Wales red’. The King, then Prince of Wales, led the Royal Family at the Cenotaph on Remembrance Sunday last year as the late Queen pulled out of the event due to a sprained back.
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