The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, along with other members of the Royal Family attended the annual Remembrance Sunday Service at Cenotaph war memorial.
The night before, The Duchess had attended the British Legion's Festival of Remembrance at Royal Albert Hall.
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| British Royal Family via Twitter |
Prince William and Prince Harry wore their regiment uniforms and participated in a commemorative ceremony. It was the first time Queen Elizabeth did not step into the parade and lay her own wreath but watched the ceremony on the balcony of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office as Prince Charles did it for her.
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| Ministry of Defence via Twitter |
Remembrance Sunday is held in the United Kingdom and in the Commonwealth Nations to commemorate British and Commonwealth military and civilian servicemen and women in the two World Wars and in later conflicts.
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| British Ministry of Defence |
It is held on the second Sunday of November, the Sunday which is closer to 11th November, Armistice Day. On 11th November 1918 at 11am - the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month - a ceasefire came into effect and the war ended.
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| Clarence House via Twitter |
World War I lasted from July 1914 to November 1918. Over 9 million combatants and 7 million civilians died. It was one of the deadliest conflicts in history.
"The stories of these men need to be told."#RemembranceSunday #LestWeForget pic.twitter.com/7u8X7q84ZF— Foreign Office 🇬🇧 (@foreignoffice) November 12, 2017
The most popular and symbolic poem of Remembrance Week is "In Flanders Fields" written by John McCrae in May 1915:
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row and row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarse heard amid the guns below.
We are Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
in Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
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What was The Duchess of Cambridge wearing?
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| Dolce & Gabbana |
Item: Collarless Long Coat
Designer: Dolce & Gabbana
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| Oscar de la Renta |
Item: Pearl Sun Star Button Earrings
Designer: Oscar de la Renta
Price: $175
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