Queen Camilla pays tribute at the Field of Remembrance

The Queen has placed a simple wooden cross as a tribute to all
those lost in war in the Field of Remembrance at Westminster
Abbey.

Queen Camilla made her tribute as she officially opened the
Field of Remembrance in London.

It’s the 97th time a Field of Remembrance has been planted in
the grounds of the Abbey to remember those who gave their lives for
their country.

The annual tribute is organised by the Royal British Legion and
allows everyone to honour those lost in conflict.

Queen
Camilla arrived at Westminster Abbey in a striking, military
inspired outfit. The navy blue coat, with a red collar, is inspired
by the uniform of the Royal Lancers. The Queen is their
Colonel-in-Chief and her father, Major Bruce Shand, served in the
12th Royal Lancers in World War Two.

There was another special tribute on The Queen’s outfit as she
chose the 12th Royal Lancers’ Brooch that previously belonged to
Queen Elizabeth II. It features the Prince of Wales feathers over
crossed lances as well as a Queen’s crown.

The Field of Remembrance contains personal tributes from former
military personnel as well as family and friends. People buy a
simple tribute, a wooden cross bearing a single poppy, to be
planted in one of the ‘fields’ that are marked out around the
Abbey. This year there are 229 fields in which fallen soldiers and
remembered.

During a short service, Queen Camilla planted her own wooden
cross in remembrance.

The tributes are made by the Poppy Factory – Queen Camilla is
its patron. The Field of Remembrance began in 1928 as a simple
tribute by former soldiers and has since become a national
event.

Later, Her Majesty met serving military as well as veterans and
families from The Rifles, The Royal Army Chaplain’s
Department, The Royal Lancers, The Grenadier Guards, The
RAF Association (RAF Halton and Leeming), New Zealand, Canada,
Australia, and the Royal Navy Medical Service and The Submariner
Association (HMS ASTUTE).

The visit came just hours after The King had spent time at a GP
practice which is among the first to join the NHS Veteran
Friendly programme which trains surgeries to support veterans and
their families and link them up with services that can offer mental
health and rehabilitation care.

Later this week, The King and Queen will be joined by other
members of the Royal Family at the Royal British Legion’s Festival
of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall.

On Remembrance Sunday, King Charles III will lead the nation in
tribute as he lays a wreath at the Cenotaph. The Prince of Wales,
currently in Brazil, will also lay a wreath while Queen Camilla and
the Princess of Wales watch from a balcony overlooking
Whitehall.

On Armistice Day itself, November 11, the Princess of Wales will
attend a Service of Remembrance at the Armed Forces Memorial at the
National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire.

King Charles, Queen Camilla and the Prince of Wales will host a
reception for VJ veterans at Windsor Castle on Armistice Day.