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King Charles will pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth II on Remembrance Sunday with a highly symbolic wreath
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The royal family are set to gather at The Cenotaph today to attend the annual Remembrance Sunday service, a moment that is among their most solemn traditions. King Charles will lead tributes, laying a wreath alongside the Prince of Wales; the pair will be joined by Queen Camilla, the Princess of Wales, the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh, Princess Anne and Sir Tim Laurence, and the Duke of Kent in one of the biggest royal gatherings of the year.
Remembrance Sunday commemorations are full of traditions, including the laying of wreaths. This year, King Charles and Prince William will both lay wreaths, and Queen Camilla’s Equerry will lay one on behalf of Her Majesty. As is expected with such important days as this, the wreaths will each be highly symbolic, encapsulating centuries of royal history.
The King’s wreath is a tribute to his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, and his grandfather, King George VI. Mounted on an arrangement of black leaves (as is traditional for the Sovereign), the ribbons are in his Royal Racing colours: scarlet, purple, and gold. The Royal Racing colours were also found in the wreaths of King George V, King George VI, and Queen Elizabeth II.
As Prince of Wales, Charles laid the monarch’s wreath on behalf of his mother in 2021
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