Prince Harry was spotted quietly attending a memorial service in a small town while his father and brother were joined by Kate Middleton and Queen Camilla at the Cenotaph.
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The Duke of Sussex marked the first Remembrance Sunday since he and Meghan Markle returned to the UK by keeping a low profile at an event in Brackley, Northamptonshire.
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Harry stood alongside locals in the market town this afternoon while wearing his military medals and a poppy.
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Meanwhile, King Charles and Prince William were joined by Princess Anne and Prince Edward at the Cenotaph in London while the Queen and the Princess of Wales watched on from the balcony of the Foreign Office.
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Thousands of mourners – including Andy Burnham, attending the first service of his premiership – bowed their heads as they observed a two-minute silence during the ceremony on Whitehall.
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The senior royals, as well as a host of politicians past and present, laid wreaths at the Cenotaph before an impeccably observed silence and a stirring rendition of the Last Post.
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But Harry – who returned to the UK this year after six years in California – was nowhere to be seen in central London and was instead commemorating the day in a low-key manner.
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The Duke was seen smiling while standing at the side of The Crown Hotel just before 3pm.
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Prince Harry made a surprise appearance at the Brackley Town Remembrance Service this afternoon
Harry stood alongside locals in the market town on Sunday while wearing his medals and a poppy
The Duke of Sussex speaks to locals at the service in Northamptonshire
Meanwhile, King Charles and Prince William were joined by Princess Anne and other senior royals at the Cenotaph
The Queen and the Princess of Wales watched on from the balcony of the Foreign Office on Sunday morning
An onlooker said: 'He was at the memorial service – he was stood next to the pub.
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He was stood there watching and then afterwards he went into the market and started shaking everyone's hand.
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He just wanted to show some respect.
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At the end of the day he's served so why can't he show his respects.'
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Prince Harry served in the military for more than ten years and rose to the rank of Captain, undertaking two tours of Afghanistan during his service.
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Around 10,000 veterans took part in the Royal British Legion's march past today, with over 300 different Armed Forces and civilian organisations represented.
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People of all ages marched on Whitehall – from bereaved children and military cadets to some of the last surviving veterans of the Second World War.
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Charles took centre stage and laid the first wreath at the Cenotaph in recognition of the fallen from conflicts dating back to the First World War, and was followed by William.
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Wearing a field marshal uniform complete with a greatcoat, cap and sword, the King saluted as he stepped back from the monument after leading the nation in a two-minute silence.
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His wreath closely resembled one produced for King George VI, with 41 paper poppy petals mounted on an arrangement of black leaves.
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William, wearing the uniform of a Lieutenant Colonel of the Household Cavalry with a black cloak and sword, also saluted after laying his wreath.
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The Prince of Wales, who completed seven-and-a-half years of full-time operational military service, promotes the roles and welfare of current and former service personnel as a key part of his work.
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Charles, Princess Anne and William during the National Service Of Remembrance today
Kate and Camilla, both dressed in black, chat on the balcony earlier today
The Princess of Wales looked stunning as she accessorised her outfit with drop pearl earrings
Thousands of mourners bowed their heads as they observed a two-minute silence during the ceremony on Whitehall
In attendance were former British prime ministers Keir Starmer, Rishi Sunak, Liz Truss, Boris Johnson, Theresa May, David Cameron, Gordon Brown, Tony Blair and John Major (L-R)
The Prince was followed by wreaths being laid by the Duke of Edinburgh – Prince Edward – and the Princess Royal.
Mr Burnham led a record number of prime ministers past and present at the Cenotaph today.
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He was joined by nine former premiers as he laid a wreath honouring Britain's war dead in Westminster.
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Sir John Major, Sir Tony Blair, Gordon Brown, David Cameron, Theresa May, Boris Johnson, Liz Truss, Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer lined up behind serving political leaders.
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The ten leaders attending the event in Whitehall is a modern record and highlights the fractured state of UK politics in the past decade.
It is the first time Sir Keir has attended since being forced from office by Labour to make way for Mr Burnham earlier this year.
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It marks the fifth time Ms Truss has attended since her 49-day premiership in the middle of 2022, the shortest in British political history.
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Veterans in attendance included around a dozen of the last surviving Second World War veterans, the oldest of whom is 105.
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Jeffrey Brereton, 105, served as a mechanic on Hurricane aircraft during the Battle of Britain.
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He volunteered for the RAF in 1940, aged 19, and left to join the fire service in 1946, according to the Fire Fighters Charity.
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The youngest taking part in the march was eight-year-old Ronan Doncaster, who walked in honour of his father – a guardsman with the First Battalion Coldstream Guards who died in April 2024.
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Record number of prime ministers line up at the Cenotaph for Remembrance Sunday after Burnham replaces Starmer in No10
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Big Ben is lit up with the faces of World War One heroes for Remembrance Day
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READ MORE: Queen Camilla and Kate wear three poppies each as they pay tribute to Britain's heroes
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