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King and Queen and baby prince of Bhutan
Camilla, 73, honoured the servicemen and women who sacrificed their lives for their country and stood in solemn silence as the Last Post was played in place of Prince Harry in London today.
Camilla was wearing a Rifles dress - she is Colonel-in-Chief of the regiment - with a military-style coat by Mr Roy, a Rifles hat by Philip Treacy and a regimental brooch.
She was greeted by the Dean of Westminster Abbey, The Very Reverend David Hoyle, and Defence Minister Ben Wallace, before meeting Poppy Factory representatives.
+23 Keeping warm from the November chill, Camilla wrapped up in a dark green coat, which she complemented with black knee-high boots, gloves and beret
+23 Only a small number of socially-distanced veterans attended the ceremony in the 92nd year of the Field of Remembrance today
She then stood in front of crosses from the Graves of the Unknown as the Dean offered prayers, before solemnly laying her own cross of remembrance and bowing her head in reflection.
A bugler played the Last Post, followed by a two-minute silence, and then Exhortation to Remembrance, as Big Ben chimed at 2pm.
The Queen's family Christmas at Sandringham could be off for the first time in 33 years.
Her Majesty is currently isolating at Windsor Castle with Prince Philip after leaving Norfolk for the month-long lockdown.
And one Sandringham insider has said: 'We have been told not to expect them back for Christmas.'
It comes after a revolt among workers at the estate after they refused to quarantine away from their own families.
It led to the Queen, 94, and the Duke of Edinburgh, 99, spending two weeks together at Sandringham's Wood Farm cottage last month rather than in the main house.
The Queen and Prince Philip have reunited for England's new lockdown, forming a renewed 'HMS Bubble' at Windsor Castle
It is reportedly hoped that Prince Philip and the Queen both isolating at Windsor will help quell tension, after Sandringham estate workers revolted against a plan for them to stay in a coronavirus bubble there over Christmas.
A team of about 20 employees had been asked to remain on the monarch's Norfolk estate without their families to support her, Prince Philip and other members of the Royal Family during the festive period.
But the group – said to involve cleaners, laundry and maintenance workers - are believed to have mutinied because they are unwilling to isolate from loved ones for four weeks.
A Buckingham Palace spokesman insisted: 'No final decision has been taken on Christmas.'
The Queen marked the centenary of the burial of the Unknown Warrior at Westminster Abbey this week, in a personal tribute ahead of Remembrance Sunday tomorrow. In the small private ceremony, Her Majesty, 94, honoured the Unknown Warrior and the Royal Family's own associations with the First World War and the grave at Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace has revealed. As part of the ceremony, the royal placed flowers featuring orchids and myrtle - based on Her Majesty's own wedding bouquet from 1947 - on the grave of the Unknown Warrior in an act of remembrance. The gesture reflected the custom of Royal bridal bouquets being placed on the grave, a tradition which began in 1923 when Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, the future Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, laid her bouquet as she entered the Abbey in memory of her brother Fergus, who was killed at the Battle of Loos in 1915.
The British grave of The Unknown Warrior, often known as "The Tomb of The Unknown Warrior", holds an unidentified British soldier killed on a European battlefield during the First World War. He was buried in Westminster Abbey, London on 11 November 1920, simultaneously with a similar interment of a French unknown soldier at the Arc de Triomphe in France, making both graves the first to honour the unknown dead of the First World War. It is the first example of a tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
Unknown Warrior leaving France on a wagon.
The idea of a Tomb of the Unknown Warrior was first conceived in 1916 by the Reverend David Railton, who, while serving as an army chaplain on the Western Front, had seen a grave marked by a rough cross, which bore the pencil-written legend 'An Unknown British Soldier'. He wrote to the Dean of Westminster in 1920 proposing that an unidentified British soldier from the battlefields in France be buried with due ceremony in Westminster Abbey "amongst the kings" to represent the many hundreds of thousands of Empire dead. The idea was strongly supported by the Dean and the Prime Minister David Lloyd George.
The coffin of the unknown warrior was transported through the streets of London.
Arrangements were placed in the hands of Lord Curzon of Kedleston who prepared in committee the service and location. Suitable remains were exhumed from various battlefields and brought to the chapel at Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise near Arras, France on the night of 7 November 1920. The bodies were received by the Reverend George Kendall OBE. Brigadier L.J. Wyatt and Lieutenant Colonel E.A.S. Gell of the Directorate of Graves Registration and Enquiries went into the chapel alone. The remains were then placed in four plain coffins each covered by Union Flags: the two officers did not know from which battlefield any individual soldier had come. Brigadier Wyatt with closed eyes rested his hand on one of the coffins. The other soldiers were then taken away for reburial by Kendall while the chosen casket journeyed to England.
The coffin of the Unknown Warrior in state in the Abbey in 1920, before burial.
On the morning of 11 November 1920, the casket was placed onto a gun carriage of the Royal Horse Artillery and drawn by six horses through immense and silent crowds on the streets of London.
Burial of The Unknown Warrior in Westminster Abbey, with King George V in attendance, 1920.
At the Cenotaph, around 10,000 veterans would normally pay their respects, but this year there were just 26 because of the risks presented by Covid-19.
As well as Mr Johnson and Labour leader Sir Keir, former Prime Ministers David Cameron, Tony Blair and Theresa May, Chancellor Rishi Sunak, Home Secretary Priti Patel and Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey were among the politicians in attendance.
As the clock struck 11am, Mr Johnson, Prince Charles, Prince William and other members of Britain's elite marked the two-minute silence before laying their wreaths.
The Queen watched on from the royal box at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office as Prince Charles laid a wreath on her behalf.
Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge, along with Prince Edward and his wife the Countess of Wessex were also in attendance.
The Queen, Prince Charles and Prime Minister Boris Johnson lead politicians and royals who paid their respects to Britain's war dead at the Cenotaph today
Strict social distancing is in place to allow the ceremony to go ahead this morning despite the threat of coronavirus. Pictured: The Duchess of Cornwall and the Duchess of Cambridge keep their distance as they watch Sunday's commemorations
The Queen watched on from the royal box near the Cenotaph as Prince Charles laid a wreath on her behalf
The public are unable to attend because of lockdown restrictions imposed as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Millions of people across the UK will instead be privately paying their respects from home
Prince William followed his father in laying a wreath at the foot of the Cenotaph. He was joined by Britain's most prominent politicians
The 11-page letter (right), which was addressed to Australian politician Sir Harold Hartley, provides a withering critique of New Zealand following a state visit in 1954. In it, Prince Philip, pictured left during the visit, also suggests the country was 'overgoverened' and laments the lack of 'proper leadership' for the Maori population. The letter is going up for auction with auctioneers Dominic Winter, of Cirencester, Gloucs, where it is expected to fetch £300, on November 11.
Japan Crown Prince Fumihito sworn in as first in line to throne1 DAY AGO The scaled-down ceremony for the 54-year-old crown prince, better known as Prince Akishino, concludes a series of imperial succession rituals that began in May last year when Naruhito ascended to the throne.
Crown Prince Fumihito leaves the Imperial Palace after being formally declared first in line to the Chrysanthemum Throne in Tokyo, on Japan, November 8, 2020. (Reuters)Japanese Emperor Naruhito's younger brother, Crown Prince Fumihito, has been formally sworn in as first in line to the Chrysanthemum Throne in a traditional palace ritual that has been postponed for seven months and scaled-down due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Sunday's ceremony for the 54-year-old crown prince, better known as Prince Akishino, concludes a series of imperial succession rituals that began in May last year when Naruhito ascended to the throne after their 86-year-old father Akihito abdicated.
With Princess Mary, Princess Royal with HM Queen Mother and Prince Charles and Princess Anne.
Prince Charles having sailing lessons
With Dad.
At School with the lads.
With Gran and Sister
Teenager Prince
Writing about climate change and the coronavirus pandemic in a heartfelt letter, the royal, who turns 72 on Saturday, says the UK has 'experienced changes we could never have foreseen'
Queen's cousin and close friend Lady Elizabeth Shakerley has died aged 79
Born in Windsor she was responsible for arranging many of her private partiesLady Shakerley was daughter of Thomas Anson, Viscount Anson, and his wife, Anne Bowes-Lyon
By BHVISHYA PATEL FOR MAILONLINE
PUBLISHED: 04:08 AEDT, 2 November 2020 | UPDATED: 07:34 AEDT, 2 November 2020
The Queen's cousin and close friend Lady Elizabeth Shakerley has died at the age of 79.
Lady Shakerley, who was more widely known in her professional capacity as Lady Elizabeth Anson, was the daughter of Thomas Anson, Viscount Anson, and Anne Bowes-Lyon, who became Princess Anne of Denmark ** when she remarried.
Born in Windsor Castle in 1941, Lady Elizabeth served as the Queen's party planner since 1960 and has organised a number of royal soirees, including an event held ahead of the wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in April 2011.
She died in the early hours of Sunday morning with members of her family at her bedside.
Lady Shakerley leaves behind one daughter and two grandchildren.
Her death comes just months after the Queen made her cousin a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order as a sign of her personal esteem, according to the Court Circular.
In April, the entry in the Court Circular read: 'The Lady Elizabeth Shakerley has been appointed a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order by The Queen today and has received the Insignia.'
Awards in the Royal Victorian Order are made by the Queen to people who have served her or the Monarchy in a personal way.
As well as family members it includes members of the royal household and senior diplomatic figures.
After founding the firm Party Planners in 1960, Lady Elizabeth and went on to arrange events for numerous members of the royal households, as well as the Queen's most high-profile occasions, including her 90th birthday.
Lady Elizabeth had previously spoken fondly of her friend, and said a large selections of cakes had been baked by the public for the event and transported to Windsor Castle.
She said: 'The lovely thing about her, nothing goes to waste.
'So there are all these lovely cakes and when she has a private party... the cakes are there to eat with your coffee - us Scots don't believe in waste.'
In the same interview in 2016, Lady Elizabeth remembered a 'discotheque' she staged for a teenage Charles and his sister, the Princess Royal, in the 1960s.
She described her scepticism over hiring a DJ and said: 'This man (wanted) to charge me £25 to put on gramophone records?
'It took me quite a few years to realise it's a great art form.'
Lady Elizabeth has also arranged events for other high profile clients including Sir Mick Jagger and Bill and Hillary Clinton.
Her other notable events include Margaret Thatcher's 70th birthday party, a reception for foreign royals before the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton at the Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park Hotel and Sting's wedding.
Lady Elizabeth, who is the sister of late society photographer Patrick Anson, 5th Earl of Lichfield, married Sir Geoffrey Shakerley at Westminster Abbey in July 1972.
Guests included the Queen, the Queen Mother and Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands, while Princess Anne served as a bridesmaid.
Born in Windsor Castle in 1941, Lady Shakerley was the daughter of Thomas Anson, Viscount Anson, and his wife, Anne Bowes-Lyon
Sir Geoffrey and Lady Elizabeth had one daughter, Lady Fiona, before divorcing in 2009.
She has been praised for her discreet approach to handling her cousin's social occasions through her company, Party Planners.
However in a rare interview with Tatler magazine in 2012 she offered some insight into the Queen's tastes.
She said: 'For years it was believed that the Queen loved only yellow freesia. They appeared on every table decoration. Until I offered her an alternative and we discovered that she loved all sorts of blooms, from peonies to white roses.
She added: 'The Queen is the most meticulous host. She checks every dining-room setting, every flower, every guest bedroom and always chooses her own menu. We could all learn something from that.'
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