King Charles leads Royal Family to remember war dead at moving Remembrance Sunday service

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It was an emotional day at today's Remembrance Day service at the Cenotaph in Whitehall as the King lead other members of the Royal Family to pay tribute to the war dead.Together with senior politicians, the King, the Prince of Wales, the Duke of Edinburgh and the Princess Royal personally laid wreaths during the National Service of Remembrance to mark the Armistice of the First World War and all other conflicts involving British and Commonwealth forces.Tributes were also laid on behalf of Queen Camilla - who is continuing to recover from a chest infection - and on behalf of The Duke of Kent, 89, who watched the service from a balcony above.

Also in attendance was the Princess of Wales, who stood on the balcony of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office with the Duchess of Edinburgh, meanwhile the rest of the royal party was made up by Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence and the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester.The moving event took place the day after the Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall which saw many heart-breaking stories, as well as fitting musical tributes from the likes of Sir Tom Jones, Samantha Barks and Alexandra Burke.

And while the Princess of Wales has been able to make two consecutive days of appearances, Queen Camilla has had to pull out owing to a chest infection.

It will have been a difficult decision to make, particularly because of the Queen's family's military background. Queen Camilla's father, Major Bruce Shand, had an interesting time during his wartime service.

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