King Charles and Queen Consort Camilla Attend Festival of Remembrance for 1st Time Since Queen Elizabeth’s Death
usmagazine.comContinuing tradition. King Charles III attended the Royal British Legion’s Festival of Remembrance in London on Saturday, November 12, for the first time since Queen Elizabeth II died.The 73-year-old appeared at Royal Albert Hall alongside Queen Consort Camilla as well as Prince William and Princess Kate to remember and honor fallen soldiers from Britain and the Commonwealth.
Also in attendance were the Prince Edward and Countess Sophie, Princess Anne and Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence, the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, the Duke of Kent and Princess Alexandra.
All wore red poppies to commemorate U.K. war heroes.The evening included musical performances from Andrea Bocelli and Luke Evans as well as tributes to Queen Elizabeth, who died at age 96 in September.
The Festival of Remembrance included a clip that showed the late monarch speaking of the “tremendous contribution” the armed forces made to Britain’s “standing and reputation” across the globe, the BBC reports.The queen enlisted in the Auxiliary Territorial Service — a branch of the Royal Army for women — in February 1945, making her the first female in the royal family to serve in the military.
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