Prince Harry made a quiet appearance at a Remembrance Sunday service in a small Northamptonshire town, while his father and brother joined Kate Middleton and Queen Camilla at the Cenotaph.
The Duke of Sussex marked the first Remembrance Sunday since he and Meghan Markle returned to the UK by attending a low-key ceremony in Brackley.
Harry stood among residents in the market town this afternoon, wearing his military medals and a red poppy.
In central London, King Charles and Prince William were joined at the Cenotaph by Princess Anne and Prince Edward. The Queen and the Princess of Wales watched the ceremony from the balcony of the Foreign Office.
Thousands of mourners, including Andy Burnham as he attended the first service of his premiership, bowed their heads for a two-minute silence during the Whitehall ceremony.
Senior members of the Royal Family, alongside politicians from past and present governments, laid wreaths at the Cenotaph before the silence was followed by a stirring rendition of the Last Post.
Harry, who returned to the UK after six years living in California, was not seen at the central London ceremony. Instead, he commemorated Remembrance Sunday in a more understated setting.
The Duke was seen smiling beside The Crown Hotel shortly before 3pm.
Prince Harry made a surprise appearance at the Brackley Town Remembrance Service this afternoon
Harry stood alongside locals in the market town this afternoon while wearing his medals and a poppy
The Duke of Sussex speaks to locals at the service in Northamptonshire this afternoon
Meanwhile, King Charles and Prince William were joined by Princess Anne and other senior royals at the Cenotaph
The Queen and the Princess of Wales watched on from the balcony of the Foreign Office on Sunday morning
One onlooker said: “He was at the memorial service and stood next to the pub.
“He watched the service and afterwards went into the market, where he began shaking hands with people.
“He was there for the whole ceremony. We were there for 20 or 30 minutes, and he had arrived before us. He simply wanted to show his respect.
“It is a shame. At the end of the day, he has served, so why shouldn’t he be able to pay his respects?”
Prince Harry spent more than 10 years in the military, rising to the rank of Captain and completing two tours of Afghanistan.
About 10,000 veterans took part in the Royal British Legion’s march past, which featured more than 300 Armed Forces and civilian organisations.
Marchers of all ages took part on Whitehall, including bereaved children, military cadets and some of the last surviving veterans of the Second World War.
King Charles led the national ceremony by laying the first wreath at the Cenotaph, honouring those killed in conflicts dating back to the First World War. Prince William followed him.
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Dressed in a field marshal’s uniform with a greatcoat, cap and sword, the King saluted as he stepped back from the monument after leading the nation in the two-minute silence.
His wreath closely echoed one made for King George VI, featuring 41 paper poppy petals arranged against black leaves.
William, wearing the uniform of a Lieutenant Colonel of the Household Cavalry with a black cloak and sword, also saluted after placing his wreath.
The Prince of Wales completed seven and a half years of full-time operational military service in 2013. Supporting current and former service personnel remains a central part of his public work.
Charles, Princess Anne and Prince William during the National Service Of Remembrance today
Kate and Camilla, both dressed in black, chat on the balcony earlier today
The Princess of Wales looked stunning as she accessorised her outfit with drop pearl earrings
Thousands of mourners bowed their heads as they observed a two-minute silence during the ceremony on Whitehall
In attendance were former British prime ministers Keir Starmer, Rishi Sunak, Liz Truss, Boris Johnson, Theresa May, David Cameron, Gordon Brown, Tony Blair and John Major (L-R)
The Prince was followed by the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Edward, and the Princess Royal, who each laid a wreath.
Andy Burnham led a record number of serving and former prime ministers at the Cenotaph on Remembrance Sunday.
He was joined by nine former premiers as he laid a wreath in Westminster to honour Britain’s war dead.
Sir John Major, Sir Tony Blair, Gordon Brown, David Cameron, Theresa May, Boris Johnson, Liz Truss, Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer stood behind the current political leaders.
The presence of 10 leaders at the Whitehall ceremony represents a modern record and reflects the political divisions that have marked the UK over the past decade.
It was the first time Sir Keir had attended since being forced from office by Labour to make way for Mr Burnham earlier this year.
It was also the fifth time Ms Truss had attended since her 49-day premiership in 2022, the shortest in British political history.
Among the veterans attending were about a dozen of the last surviving Second World War veterans. The oldest is 105.
Jeffrey Brereton, 105, served as a mechanic working on Hurricane aircraft during the Battle of Britain.
He volunteered for the RAF in 1940 at the age of 19 before leaving to join the fire service in 1946, according to the Fire Fighters Charity.
The youngest participant in the march was eight-year-old Ronan Doncaster, who walked in memory of his father, a guardsman with the First Battalion Coldstream Guards who died in April 2024.
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