The Princess of Wales wore a black coatdress as she joined the Prince of Wales and different royal members of the family on the Competition of Remembrance.
The annual occasion is held at Royal Albert Corridor, and the Legion notes it “honours the service of, and the sacrifices made by, the British and Commonwealth Armed Forces community.” Beneath, one other view of the couple as they arrived. 
Right here you see the Princess Royal and her husband, Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence, as they arrived.
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The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh.
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The Duke of Gloucester.
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And his spouse, the Duchess of Gloucester.
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King Charles, who obtained a standing ovation when he arrived.
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The Queen was unable to attend as a result of she has a respiratory an infection. Extra on her situation from this piece in The Telegraph.
A Palace spokesman stated: “Following docs’ steerage to make sure a full restoration from a seasonal chest an infection, and to guard others from any potential danger, Her Majesty won’t attend this weekend’s Remembrance occasions.
“While this is a source of great disappointment to the Queen, she will mark the occasion privately at home and hopes to return to public duties early next week.”
Within the Royal Field this night, you see the Prince and Princess of Wales, King Charles, and Princess Anne. Within the second row, the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, the Duke of Kent, and Sir Tim Laurence. On the far proper, Prince Edward. (Sadly, the Duchess of Edinburgh is blocked from view.)
The Prince and Princess and the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester. 
A take a look at tonight’s program. 
As famous in Individuals’s story, “This year, the festival highlighted the contributions of the World War II generation during the 80th anniversary of the D-Day Landings, as well as more recent military milestones.” 
Extra on tonight’s occasion by way of The Each day Mail’s protection.
Hosted by Adrian Lester, a number of British music icons took to the stage to honour the servicemen and girls, together with Sir Tom Jones, Alexandra Burke, Jack Savoretti and plenty of extra.
Extra on tonight’s pageant from this Telegraph story.
The Prince and Princess of Wales applauded a efficiency by Sir Tom Jones of I Gained’t Crumble With You If You Fall with the central band of the Royal Air Drive.
The Princess smiled and spoke to the Prince after Sir Tom completed. The King smiled and spoke to the Princess Royal as he joined in with a clap for the Chelsea Pensioners as they made their entrance
One other view. 
Tonight’s engagement comes shortly after Prince William’s return from South Africa and the 2024 Earthshot Awards. 
The Prince spoke to reporters in the course of the Earthshot journey in regards to the trials of the previous yr. Extra from this Telegraph piece by Hannah Furness.
Prince William this week spoke of the toll that each his father and spouse’s sicknesses have taken on the household, saying 2024 had been “brutal” and had “probably been the hardest year in my life”.
He additionally advised reporters, “I’m so proud of my wife, I’m proud of my father, for handling the things that they have done.”
Matt Wilkinson, The Solar’s royal editor, additionally shared this tonight. 
Now for our take a look at what Kate wore. 
Initially, I believed she was within the black coatdress worn for the Queen’s funeral, considering it a sentimental selection for the night. If it’s the identical piece, it was modified to make it a bit of shorter, make the vee-neckline a bit of deeper, add steel buttons, and take away a few of the quantity out of the skirt. However Middleton Maven identified that the pleats on the waistline had been completely different, and the fabric in at this time’s garment appears like it’s a completely different weight. At this level, I’m flummoxed. I don’t assume we’ll know the designer till a trend home confirms it’s their design.
UPDATE SUNDAY, NOV. 10: With because of Royal Trend Police for terrific detective work, it appears just like the Princess wore Alexander McQueen. The costume, or coatdress, seems an identical to the ivory design initially worn for a June 2021 G-7 reception in Cornwall. 
The minimize, button placement, left chest pocket, flare on the cuff, pleats on the waist, and the variety of buttons are the identical on each clothes. My guess is the black model was acquired across the time the ivory costume was bought. We all know the princess likes to purchase designs in a number of colours. The piece was worn once more for the Platinum Jubilee Trooping the Color parade in June 2022. 
As a result of there’s confusion in regards to the presence of a pocket on the black model, here’s a digitally handled picture displaying the define of that design ingredient. 
The Princess carried her Chanel bag, the model’s Traditional Mini Flap Bag ($3350). It’s fabricated from lambskin and has a removable steel chain, measuring roughly 5″ x 7″ x 1.5″.
The Princess introduced again the Collingwood Pearl and Diamond Earrings that initially belonged to Diana, Princess of Wales. They’re proven right here when worn on Remembrance Sunday 2021. 
She additionally wore her Monica Vinader Nura Pearl Drop Necklace ($186), what appears like a paper poppy, and the badge of the Fleet Air Arm. The Princess was appointed their Commodore-in-Chief in September 2023.
We study extra in regards to the custom of sporting poppies on this Individuals article.
Each November, the British royals are identified to sport purple poppy pins in honor of Remembrance Day on Nov. 11, which can also be referred to as Armistice Day and popularly generally known as Veteran’s Day within the U.S. Since 1921, the poppy has been used to commemorate navy members who’ve died in wars, and the purple flower is intently related to British and Commonwealth nations for Remembrance on Nov. 11.
It regarded just like the Princess wore her Jimmy Choo ‘Romy’ Black Velvet Pumps.
The Princess is confirmed to attend Remembrance Sunday ceremonies on the Cenotaph tomorrow morning.
