Janice R. Andrews
Britain’s monarch, King Charles III, presided over the traditional Remembrance Sunday observance in London’s city center. The somber ceremony, which included a two-minute period of silence to commemorate fallen military personnel, saw the participation of key royal family members, with the Princess of Wales among those present. Coming after a year marked by health challenges within the royal household, the event represented a welcome return to ceremonial custom.
At the Cenotaph war memorial, crafted from Portland stone, the King joined Commonwealth officials and government leaders in the laying of commemorative wreaths. This yearly tribute, conducted on November’s second Sunday, marks the World War I armistice. The historic peace agreement was signed in 1918, precisely at 11:00 AM on November 11th, a moment that has become deeply symbolic in British history.
