King Charles III led Britain’s annual Remembrance Sunday service for the first time as a monarch.
The King attended the service with Camilla, the Queen Consort and other members of the royal family at The Cenotaph in central London.
The King laid a new wreath at the Cenotaph, the design of which pays homage to the wreaths of his grandfather King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II.
Camilla watched the moment from the balcony of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. For the first time a wreath was laid on her behalf.
The King and Queen crowns were accompanied by handwritten cards bearing their new codes.
A national two-minute silence was observed at 11am. local time (6 a.m. ET), signaled by the toll of Big Ben – which is now officially back in use after a five-year restoration project.
Other royals who attended the service included William and Kate, the Prince and Princess of Wales, Edward and Sophie, the Earl and Countess of Wessex and Princess Anne.
The event on Sunday also included a march by around 10,000 Royal British Legion veterans, including World War II veterans and those who have served in conflicts since then.
The annual service is held on the Sunday closest to November 11 – the day World War I ended in 1918.
The event honors the memory of all those who lost their lives in conflict.
On Saturday night, members of the royal family, including Charles, Camilla, William and Kate, attended the annual Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall. During the event, which also marked the 40th anniversary of the Falklands War, tributes were paid to Queen Elizabeth.
Charles, 73, became Britain’s monarch after his mother’s death in September. His coronation is scheduled for next May to allow time to mourn Elizabeth’s death and plan the ceremony.
