Queen Elizabeth II, Kate Middleton and other family members visited the parade to the Day of Remembrance

In the distant 1918 on November 11, the Great Britain ended the First World War. On this day for a long time, all the members of the royal family, just like ordinary Britons, honor the memory of those killed in the bloody battles at the beginning of the 20th century.

Parade and laying flowers

On November 13, exactly at 11 o'clock in the afternoon, the whole of the United Kingdom freezes for 2 minutes in order to bow its head to the dead wars. After this, a traditional parade begins and flowers are laid.

This year, the event was attended by Queen Elizabeth II with her husband, Prince Charles and his wife, Countess Sophie, as well as the younger generation of monarchs: Prince William and Kate Middleton, Prince Harry. Women, except the queen, in laying flowers at the tombstone of the Cenotaph in the central region of London did not participate. Catherine, Sophie and Camilla watched what was happening from the balcony of the Foreign Office. The Duchess of Cambridge was wearing a black coat from Diana von Furstenberg from the 2008 collection. The image was supplemented by a black hat and earrings with pearls. The Duchess of Cornwall and the Countess Sophie were also in black. As expected on their heads, they wore hats, and from the adornments were only products made of white stone.

After the minute of silence ended, a mourning procession began to move in the square. At the head of the parade was Queen Elizabeth II, followed by the princes Philip and Charles, and only after that grandchildren and all the rest. The Queen laid a wreath made of red poppies - a symbol of the Day of Remembrance. Such flowers were attached to the clothes of each member of the royal family, regardless of whether the woman is a man or a woman.

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This year, quite a lot of people gathered at the parade, not only because the British respect their history, but also because everyone hoped to see Prince Harry in the company of actress Megan Markle. After the event, social networks swept the wave of discussions about this. Here's what you could read: "What happens to the royal family?" Kate and Camilla were constantly discussing something on the balcony. Did Harry still choose Megan? "," It's a pity that there was no Markle. I would like to see the queen at the same time ... "," Everyone is upset and jerky. Harry is so sneaky at all. Elizabeth steers everything and she does not like Marl! ", Etc.