King Charles and Queen Camilla attend the Festival of Remembrance at Royal Albert Hall in London on Nov. 11, 2023.Photo:Chris Jackson/Getty
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At the Royal British Legion’s annual Festival of Remembrance at Royal Albert Hall on Saturday, King Charles and Queen Camilla unveiled new statues of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip.
A new statue of Queen Elizabeth is unveiled at the Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall in London on Nov. 11, 2023.Maja Smiejkowska-WPA Pool/Getty
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Remembrance Day, which evolved out of Armistice Day, is marked on Nov. 11 each year as World War I hostilities formally ended “at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month” of 1918.
A statue of Prince Philip is unveiled at the Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall in London on Nov. 11, 2023.Maja Smiejkowska-WPA Pool/Getty
Members of the royal family attend the Festival of Remembrance at London’s Royal Albert Hall on Nov. 11, 2023.Chris Jackson/Getty
“The royal family is showing gratitude for the loss of life basically occurring in their name — certainly in the name of the sovereign as the head of state,“A Century of Remembranceauthor Laura Cloutingpreviously told PEOPLE, referencing the British military oath.
She added, “Remembrance is very, very personal for them.”
Kate Middleton and Prince William attend the Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall in London on Nov. 11, 2023.Chris Jackson/Getty
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Members of the royal family will gather again tomorrow for the National Service of Remembrance, also known asRemembrance Sunday, at The Cenotaph war memorial in London.
The social media accounts of the royal family alsochanged their photoson Thursday to reflect the somber nature of the occasion, as they havedone in years pastto mark Remembrance Day.
source: people.com
