Princess of Wales close to tears during Remembrance Sunday service at the Cenotaph

Kate looked close to tears as she maintained a sombre expression dressed in an all black outfit.

Thousands of veterans, army personnel and members of the public gathered to pay their respects.

The Princess of Wales welled up with emotion during the Remembrance Sunday service

The service honours the contribution of military and civilian servicemen and women in World Wars One and Two, and other conflicts.

The King was joined by Prince William, Princess Anne and Prince Edward at the service.

King Charles laid the first wreath at the Cenotaph before the other members of the Royal Family followed.

On Saturday evening, the Prince and Princess of Wales joined King Charles at the Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall.

Queen Camilla, Princess Anne, Prince Edward and the Duchess of Edinburgh also attended the event in a strong display of unity from the Royal Family.

The King and Queen unveiled statues of the late Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip earlier this evening.

The new sculptures were commissioned by the Royal Albert Hall.

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The president of the Royal Albert Hall, Ian McCulloch, said regarding the statues: "It is particularly fitting for our distinctive building to mark the contribution to our history of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, who supported and attended the hall devotedly for so many decades.”

This year’s Festival of Remembrance commemorated the milestone anniversaries of two historical conflicts.

It is the 80th anniversary of the Battle of the Atlantic and the 70th anniversary of the Korean War.

The event also acknowledged the unique contribution of the Windrush generation, 75 years on from the arrival of of HMT Empire Windrush.