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| Royals attend remembrance event | Royals attend remembrance event |
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| Members of the royal family have attended a remembrance event ahead of Armistice Day. | Members of the royal family have attended a remembrance event ahead of Armistice Day. |
| Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall were at a service of remembrance in Whitehall, where they were joined by around 150 war widows. | Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall were at a service of remembrance in Whitehall, where they were joined by around 150 war widows. |
| The war widows took part in a procession at the Cenotaph, in Whitehall, London, and Charles laid a wreath during the event. | The war widows took part in a procession at the Cenotaph, in Whitehall, London, and Charles laid a wreath during the event. |
| Sunday is Armistice Day, marking the end of World War I in 1918. | Sunday is Armistice Day, marking the end of World War I in 1918. |
| This year it falls on Remembrance Sunday. | This year it falls on Remembrance Sunday. |
| The war widows procession took place from King Charles Street to the lower side of the Cenotaph. | The war widows procession took place from King Charles Street to the lower side of the Cenotaph. |
| The War Widows Association aim to improve the conditions of war widows and their dependants in Britain. | The War Widows Association aim to improve the conditions of war widows and their dependants in Britain. |
| The group supports those who have lost their husbands in peacetime and through conflict in the Gulf, as well as providing assistance for those bereaved during World War II and in other conflicts. | The group supports those who have lost their husbands in peacetime and through conflict in the Gulf, as well as providing assistance for those bereaved during World War II and in other conflicts. |
| Later, the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh will attend the Royal Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall. |