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British royals remember fallen soldiers
Members of the Royal Family attend the annual Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall at London’s Royal Albert Hall. Photo: Geoff Pugh / The Daily Telegraph / PA Wire / dpa
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Great Britain’s nobility commemorates the fallen of the country with a gala every year. In addition to Prince Charles and Co., politicians like Boris Johnson are also guests; Queen Elizabeth II calls in sick.
The British royals thought of the fallen in the country at a festive gala on Saturday evening.
Heir to the throne Prince Charles, who will celebrate his 73rd birthday on Sunday, was accompanied by his wife Duchess Camilla (74) as well as Prince William and Duchess Kate (both 39) and other members of the royal family. Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Opposition leader Keir Starmer from the Labor Party also attended the event with thousands of spectators in London’s Royal Albert Hall. Masks were only worn sporadically.
The 95-year-old Queen Elizabeth II, who had been prescribed by her doctors for several weeks of rest for health reasons, was not there. According to the palace, she wants to take part in the traditional wreath-laying ceremony on Sunday at the central memorial, the cenotaph in London’s government district.
Prince Andrew (61) was also not there. The Queen’s second oldest son has largely withdrawn from the public eye over allegations related to the Epstein abuse scandal.
The Festival of Remembrance is hosted by the veterans’ organization, the Royal British Legion, which has been remembering the fallen for 100 years and advocating for veterans. Its trademark is the poppy flower, which is worn as a badge made of paper or plastic around the anniversary of the end of the First World War on November 11th in all parts of British society.