Royal Family attend Festival of Remembrance at Royal Albert Hall

Queen Elizabeth II's work and work person been commemorated astatine the yearly Festival of Remembrance successful London.

The lawsuit astatine the Royal Albert Hall, portion of a play of tributes to warfare dead, was attended by the Royal Family.

King Charles and his siblings, Princess Anne and the Earl of Wessex, watched arsenic video of their parent was played.

The precocious Queen enlisted successful the Auxiliary Territorial Service arsenic a teen towards the extremity of World War II.

This year's lawsuit besides marked 40 years since the Falklands war, with footage of contributions from those who served.

The Royal Family volition besides instrumentality portion successful a Remembrance Sunday work astatine the Cenotaph erstwhile a two-minute soundlessness volition beryllium held astatine 11:00 BST.

As tributes were paid to the precocious Queen, a clip of her was played successful which she spoke of the "tremendous contribution" the Armed Forces had made to Britain's "standing and reputation" passim the satellite during her reign.

Hosting the yearly Royal British Legion event, BBC newsreader Huw Edwards said Elizabeth II had symbolised "completely" work and work - which helium described arsenic the "watchwords" of subject life.

The precocious Queen was the longest serving commander-in-chief of the British Armed Forces - a presumption held by the monarch - and was besides the patron of the Royal British Legion, a foundation that provides enactment to veterans and their families.

Elizabeth II considered Remembrance Sunday 1 of the astir important engagements successful her calendar.

The UK's longest-reigning monarch lived done World War II arsenic a teenager. At the property of 18 she enlisted successful the Auxiliary Territorial Service - a subdivision of the Army for women - successful February 1945, and trained to go a subject motortruck operator and mechanic. The precocious Queen was the archetypal pistillate subordinate of the Royal Family to service successful the Armed Forces. However, the warfare ended earlier she could beryllium assigned to progressive duty.

Also successful attendance connected Saturday evening were Camilla, the Queen Consort, the Prince and Princess of Wales, the Countess of Wessex, Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, the Duke of Kent and Princess Alexandra.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Labour person Sir Keir Starmer represented the 2 main governmental parties astatine the landmark London venue.

The evening was opened with a rendition of I Vow To Thee My Country by histrion Luke Evans, and besides saw performances by Andrea Bocelli and Hallelujah by EastEnders histrion Shona McGarty.

The Chelsea Pensioners, among the oldest retired members of the Army, received applause arsenic they took their seats.

The Royals joined the assemblage to sing Jerusalem aft the remembrance book, which contains the names of British warfare dormant was brought into the venue. One of those who brought it into the hallway was Captain Dmytro Donskoi, defence and aerial attache for Ukraine.

It ended with a rendition of God Save The King and 3 cheers, aft which Charles waved to the assemblage who applauded arsenic the Royal Family left.

On Sunday, elder members of the Royal Family volition wage tribute to the fallen erstwhile they instrumentality portion successful a work of remembrance successful cardinal London, wherever they volition laic wreaths astatine the Cenotaph - on with elder politicians and religion leaders - and observe a march-past by 10,000 veterans.

Working with a fig of partners, including the Normandy Memorial Trust and the Royal British Legion, the BBC has already spoken to galore men and women who served during the War - you tin watch their testimonies here.

A BBC project, We Were There, is collecting first-hand accounts by 2025 - the 80th day of the extremity of World War Two - to sphere veterans' stories for aboriginal generations.

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