Prince Edward remembers 'all who have made the ultimate sacrifice' as he lays Remembrance Sunday wreath

Prince Edward cut a stoical figure as he laid a wreath at the Cenotaph to commemorate Britain's fallen soldiers on Remembrance Sunday.

Dressed in the uniform of The Royal Wessex Yeomanry - the Nation's Armoured Reserve Regiment - The Duke of Edinburgh , 60, shared a heartfelt tribute to Britain's war dead as he laid down the large wreath covered in red poppies.

Edward, who has been the Royal Honorary Colonel of The Royal Wessex Yeomanry for 20 years, had added a note saying: 'To remember all who have made the ultimate sacrifice especially members of the Volunteer Reserve Forces and in this year volunteers who died at Monte Cassino, D-Day, Kohima, Imphal and Scheldt.'

The note, which he signed off 'Edward, 2024', looked back to a series of horrific battles which took place 80 years ago in 1944, one year before the end of World War II .

The Battle of Monte Cassino, also known as the Battle for Rome, took place between January and May 1944 and saw 55,000 Allied casualties, while D-Day, also known as the Normandy Landings, took place on June 6, 1944 and remains the largest seaborne invasion in history.

Other members of the Royal Family also left poignant tributes to British servicemen and women who have died as they commemorated Remembrance Sunday at the Cenotaph .

King Charles and Prince William left tributes to fallen heroes alongside the leaders of the Conservative party and government, Kemi Badenoch and Sir Keir Starmer to mark the Armistice of the First World War and all other conflicts involving British and Commonwealth forces.

The Royal British Legion's veteran parade saw 10,000 veterans, representing 326 different armed forces and civilian organisations, marching past the Cenotaph in Whitehall, London .

King Charles, who looked emotional as he solemnly saluted the stone monolith, left a message on his wreath reading: 'In grateful remembrance of your service and sacrifice.'

The Queen was absent from today's ceremony to ensure she makes a full recovery from a chest infection, and to protect others from any risk.

In her place, her Equerry Major Oliver Plunkett laid her wreath at the Service of Remembrance.

In a simple message, she had written: 'In everlasting remembrance.'

And the Prince of Wales added: 'In memory of all those who have made the ultimate sacrifice. We will remember them'

Thousands of people lined Whitehall for the annual event, including a two-minute silence at 11am, while current Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer was joined by eight former PMs - a record number - to lay wreaths.

Sir Keir hand-wrote a small message to the remembered heroes, saying: 'To the immortal memory of those who laid down their lives for us all.'

And Kemi Badenoch left a message on her wreath reading: 'We will never forget the incredible courage and bravery of British servicemen and women, who sacrificed their lives for our freedoms today.'

She added in capital letters: 'We will always remember them.'

Camilla, 77, pulled out of an Olympic and Paralympic reception at the Palace and the opening of the Field of Remembrance at Westminster Abbey earlier this week after developing the seasonal respiratory bug following her long-haul tour to Australia and Samoa and spa break in India.

Of the Remembrance weekend, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said the 'courage and sacrifice of so many over the generations' brings the country together on Remembrance Day 'in a spirit of the most profound gratitude and respect'.

And Defence Secretary John Healey said it was a 'duty' to 'educate future generations about their courage and commitment to defending Britain'.