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Royal Family’s emotional gathering for Remembrance Sunday memorial

The Queen shed a heartfelt tear for Britain’s war heroes at a Remembrance Sunday service. 

As Britain fell silent, Her Majesty watched on alongside the Duchess of Cornwall and Duchess of Cambridge on the balcony of the Cenotaph in Central London. 

The royals saw the traditional wreath-laying service as Prince Charles laid a wreath of poppies on behalf of their 93-year-old mother as thousands gathered around in Whitehall for the ceremony. 

Duchess Meghan attended the event alongside her husband Prince Harry and stood alongside Sophie, the Duchess of Wessex and Vice Admiral Timothy Laurence. 

Other high profile politicians were also in attendance including Labour’s Jeremy Corbyn, Home Secretary Priti Patel and Commons leader Jacob Rees Mogg. 

A two-minute silence was observed across the UK at 11am. 

The silence was swiftly followed by the firing of a gun by the King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery.

Over 10,000 veterans then marched past the memorial following the service.

The Royal Family’s official Instagram account shared a quote from English poet John Maxwell Edmonds which read: "When you go Home, tell them of us and say, For your Tomorrow, we gave our Today".

Scroll through the gallery above to see the Royal Family attending the Remembrance Sunday service. 

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Royal Family, Queen Elizabeth II, Duchess of Sussex, Duchess of Cambridge, Duchess of Cornwall