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Last Sunday, the British celebrated Memorial Day. — analogue of May 9th. Naturally, official events were not without the participation of members of the royal family. A parade took place in London, and the newly proclaimed King Charles III, whose birthday is today, continued the tradition by laying a wreath at the monument on Whitehall Street — his late mother Elizabeth II did the same every year, and before her — his grandfather, George VI.
Also Charles for the first time after Elizabeth’s death He also led the funeral procession. He was followed by Princess Anne, Prince William and Prince Edward. The disgraced Prince Andrew was not at the ceremony. In addition to laying flowers, the monarchs honored the memory of all British soldiers who have ever fallen in battle with a minute of silence and cannon volleys.
Queen Consort Camilla and Princess Kate watched the service from the balcony of the Foreign Office building. Both of them were dressed in black ensembles, which were complemented by brooches in the form of poppies, which are the symbol of this day. Surgeon John McCray during the funeral of his friend, Lieutenant Alexis Helmer, who died during the First World War, noticed that the fields of the Flemish region of Belgium, where fierce battles unfolded, were overgrown with poppies. McCrae remembered this and later wrote the poem “In the Fields of Flanders”.
The first to wear a poppy on her chest in memory of the dead was the American teacher Moine Michel. By the way, the number of poppies on the brooches also indicates the number of relatives of the monarch who died during armed conflicts. Kate has three of her great-grandmother’s brothers.
On Saturday, members of the British royal family reunited at the Festival of Remembrance for the first time since the funeral of Elizabeth II. By the way, on the same evening, the Princess of Wales honored the memory of Her Majesty by wearing her favorite Garrard pearl necklace.
Source: Hellomagazine
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