First King Charles’ Memorial Day since the death of Queen Elizabeth II

King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla led the royal family during the Remembrance Day celebrations – the first iteration of the holiday since the death of Queen Elizabeth II on September 8.

The occasion, established in honor of the fallen soldiers who served the Commonwealth, was held on November 13, while related events took place over the weekend.

Saturday night, many members of the royal family – including Prince William and Kate Middleton, Prince Edward and Sophie, and Princess Anne – were seen at Royal Albert Hall at the Royal British Legion Memorial Festival.

The newly appointed British Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, was also noticed among those seated on the balcony of the theater.

At the end of the evening, the audience was delighted with the performance of “I Vow To Thee My Country” by the star of “Beauty and the Beast” Luke Evans.

The next item on the agenda of the event was a montage commemorating the deceased queen, emphasizing Elizabeth’s support and commitment to the royal army. The clips showed the deceased monarch with soldiers already in Great Britain during the Second World War.

On Sunday, King Charles presided over the ceremony at the Cenotaph in Whitehall.

He and other members of the royal family – including the Queen Consort and the Prince and Princess of Wales – all wore bright red poppy pins. The symbols were worn by the royal family every November from 1921 in honor of those who lost their lives fighting in the British Army.

At 11am GMT, after Big Ben’s 11th ring, the King initiated two minutes of silence to commemorate the deceased soldiers and women of the Commonwealth.

As previously reported, Queen Elizabeth was unable to attend Remembrance Day last year due to health fears that saw her in and out of the hospital for much of the fall of 2021.

Charles assumed the post of British monarch after the death of his mother at the age of 96, after 70 years of reign.