Kate Middleton and Prince William.Photo: CHRIS RADBURN/POOL/AFP via Getty
Kate MiddletonandPrince Williamtook part in an annual tradition honoring the U.K.’s fallen soldiers ahead of Remembrance Sunday.
The Prince and Princess of Wales, both 40, joined fellow members of the royal family on Saturday at Royal Albert Hall in London for the Festival of Remembrance, a yearly musical tribute to remember those from Britain and the Commonwealth who died in war.
The men wore suits while the women dressed in black. All adorned their outfits withred poppy pins, the symbol that has been used since 1921 to commemorate military members who have died in war.
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In Flanders fields the poppies blowBetween the crosses, row on row,That mark our place; and in the skyThe larks, still bravely singing, flyScarce heard amid the guns below.
Kate opted to wear three poppies on her otherwise black ensemble. The symbolic flowers are believed to honor her great-grandmother Olive Middleton’s three brothers, who all fought and died in World War 1.
Earlier this week, Kate shared a special moment with a 3-year-old boy named Akeem during hervisit to Colham Manor Children’s Centre. After Akeem showed interest in her poppy pin, the Princess of Wales took it off of her jacket andgave it to himwhile sharing why she was wearing the accessory.
“Do you know what this is for?” Kate asked. “It’s for remembering all the soldiers who died in the war. There you go — that’s for you.”
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On Sunday, members of the royal family will gather again for the National Service of Remembrance, also known asRemembrance Sunday, a ceremony at The Cenotaph war memorial in London.
source: people.com
