King Charles leads Cenotaph Remembrance Sunday ceremony

King Charles III led the Remembrance Sunday ceremony at the Cenotaph in London on November 8, laying the first wreath before a two-minute silence and a marchpast involving about 10,000 veterans. Prince William laid a wreath after the King, while Queen Camilla and the Princess of Wales watched from a balcony of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.

The silence began at 11 a.m. local time, followed by the Last Post and wreath-laying by members of the royal family and political leaders. Veterans then marched past the memorial in Whitehall, representing more than 300 Armed Forces and civilian organisations. The parade included veterans using mobility scooters and wheelchairs, alongside family members supporting them.

About a dozen Second World War veterans took part, according to reports citing organisers. The count was 12, compared with 20 the previous year, and the oldest participant was reported to be 105. Those figures were not accompanied in the reports by a participant list. The ceremony also included younger participants; eight-year-old Ronan Doncaster marched in honour of his father, a Coldstream Guardsman who died in April 2024.