Royals Lead Festival of Remembrance
King Charles III, Queen Camilla, the Princess of Wales, and Prince George led senior members of the British royal family at the Royal British Legion's Festival of Remembrance on Saturday evening at the Royal Albert Hall in London. The annual event honored the sacrifices of British and Commonwealth armed forces personnel, marking the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War.
The Princess of Wales, attending for the ninth time as a working royal, arrived with her eldest son and joined the King and Queen in the royal box to a fanfare from trumpeters. She wore a black satin midi dress with a white lace collar by Alessandra Rich, accessorized with a diamond cross necklace, the late Queen Elizabeth II's Bahrain Pearl Drop Earrings, and a handmade crimson poppy brooch crafted from silk, glass, and natural materials by Izzy Ager, a recent graduate of the Royal School of Needlework. The outfit also featured an HMS Glasgow brooch, recognizing the ship's role in naval service. Other attendees included the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, as well as Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and his wife, Victoria.
Hosted by actress Hannah Waddingham, the festival blended historical...