Princess Kate has made her second public appearance in as many days as she joins King Charles and other members of the Royal Family to commemorate the war dead on Remembrance Sunday.
Cutting a solemn figure on the centre balcony of the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office overlooking Whitehall, the Princess of Wales is the highest-ranked royal stood on high.
Sophie, the Duchess of Edinburgh, stood next to her after Queen Camilla – the highest-ranked female royal – was forced to pull out of the event while she recovers from a chest infection.
Last night Kate looked happy and healthy at the Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall, an important fixture in the royal calendar.
Prince William sat next to Kate on Saturday evening, and the poppy-wearing pair got involved in the night’s music, applauding Sir Tom Jones and singing hymns as well as the national anthem.
Today, Kate joined Sophie, Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, the Duke of Kent and the Duchess of Glouchester on the balconies to watch the Remembrance Sunday service taking place below.
They participated in the two-minute silence at 11am, led by King Charles, and watched the 10,000 veterans march past the Cenotaph.
Today marks Kate’s fifth public appearance this year, as she took time off from royal duties after she underwent major abdominal surgery in January and was later diagnosed with cancer.
In a video the princess released in September, she revealed she had finished her chemotherapy treatment, and spoke of how she was “looking forward to being back at work and undertaking a few more public engagements in the coming months”.
At the Cenotaph, King Charles will lay a wreath, with an equerry laying a wreath on behalf of The Queen, as is tradition.
The other members of the Royal Family then proceeded to lay their wreaths in order of precedence.
Prince William went second and was followed by Prince Edward, Princess Anne and an equerry who laid a wreath on behalf of the Duke of Kent.
Senior politicians then approached the Cenotaph to lay their wreaths.
