Prince William lays wreath at the Cenotaph as Princess Kate watches on from balcony
British MPs gather at The Cenotaph to lay wreaths on Remembrance Sunday.
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Prince William has laid a wreath at the Cenotaph during the Remembrance Sunday service as Princess Kate watched on from the balcony.
The future king joined the nation in a two-minute silence at 11am to mark the Armistice of the First World War and all other conflicts involving British and Commonwealth forces.
The Royal British Legion’s veteran parade will see 10,000 veterans march past the Cenotaph in Whitehall, London.
This year's Remembrance Sunday commemorates the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings and the contribution of the World War Two generation.
The Prince of Wales dressed in his Royal Air Force uniform in the rank of Wing Commander with a greatcoat.
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In addition, it also remembers 10 years since the withdrawal of British troops from Afghanistan as well as 25 years since Nato peacekeeping forces were deployed in Kosovo.
Armistice Day itself is tomorrow, November 11 the day the first World War ended in 1917.
The Prince of Wales dressed in his Royal Air Force uniform in the rank of Wing Commander with a greatcoat.
He wore a poppy pinned to his uniform and had a sword attached to his waist.
Prince William wore a poppy pinned to his uniform and had a sword attached to his waist.
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Prince William completed seven and a half years of full-time operational military service before leaving the operational service in 2013.
A key focus for the Prince of Wales is promoting the military's role and the welfare of those serving or have served their country in the British Armed Forces.
The wreath was handed to the Prince of Wales by Royal Air Force Squadron Leader Mike Reynolds.
Prince William holds numerous military appointments and honorary ranks, including Colonel of the Welsh Guards, Colonel-in-Chief of The Mercian Regiment and Colonel-in-Chief of the Army Air Corps.
Prince William followed his father in laying a wreath at the Cenotaph
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The Princess of Wales has also been bestowed with numerous military appointments, including Commodore-in-Chief of Fleet Air Arm.
In September of this year, the Prince of Wales returned to the RAF base, where he earned his wings in 2008 to represent his father at the Sovereign's Parade.
The Princess of Wales will view the service from the Centre Balcony of the Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office.
He will join by Princess Kate who made her first public appearance this remembrance weekend, after she temporarily stepped back from royal duties for eight months when she announced her cancer diagnosis in March this year.
The royals were also at The Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance yesterday evening and appeared visibly moved by the event.
The Princess of Wales will now view the service from the Centre Balcony of the Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office.
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