Royal Family attends Festival of Remembrance at Royal Albert Hall

King Charles III and Queen Camilla arrived at London’s Royal Albert Hall on Tuesday evening for the Royal British Legion’s Festival of Remembrance, accompanied by the Prince and Princess of Wales. The royal couple, returning from a Caribbean tour, were joined by the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh, the Princess Royal and the Duke of Gloucester. Prime Minister Andy Burnham and other officials were seated before the royals entered the venue.

The King wore his medal bar with a navy suit, while the Queen wore a brooch featuring three poppies and a diamond star. Catherine, Princess of Wales, wore a black dress with a silk-and-glass poppy and the Irish Guards Regimental Brooch. The audience rose to applaud as the Chelsea Pensioners entered the hall and an orchestra performed the "Boys of the Old Brigade."

Journalist Clive Myrie hosted the ceremony, which included performances by Tom Odell, Alfie Boe, James Emmanuel, Mica Paris and Rita Wilson, as well as music from the Band of the Royal Air Force Regiment and the Bands of HM Royal Marines Portsmouth. The program featured personal letters from Iraq and testimonies from veterans of the Bosnia peace-support missions.

The event marked anniversaries of operations in Bosnia, the Gulf War and the Iraq War, and highlighted how places of remembrance—from national memorials to everyday locations—hold personal significance for families and veterans. As tradition dictates, the festival concluded with a two-minute silence, followed by the national anthem "God Save the King" and three cheers. King Charles III is scheduled to lead a two-minute silence at the National Service of Remembrance at the Cenotaph on Sunday.