Prince and Princess of Wales join King Charles and Queen Camilla for the Royal British Legion's Festival of Remembrance in London

The Prince and Princess of Wales joined King Charles and Queen Camilla at the Royal Albert Hall tonight for the Royal British Legion's annual Festival of Remembrance.  

William and Catherine arrived together in style to pay tribute to the fallen this evening, with the Prince proudly wearing his medals from service. 

Kate wore a black polka dot maxi dress by Alessandra Rich and black stilettos, complete with earrings belonging to the late Queen Elizabeth II. 

The Princess was seen beaming as she greeted the organisers of the event, wearing a handmade poppy. 

The King and Queen led the senior royals at the Albert Hall in Kensington tonight, with Charles wearing a blue pin-striped suit and his own service and honorary medals. 

Camilla looked radiant as she wore three poppies on her black midi dress, complete with black boots. 

Sophie, the Duchess of Edinburgh, was among the first to arrive, wearing a navy dress, black heels and a black shawl with a pin poppy. 

Princess Anne was also in attendance, wearing her hair in an updo and three poppies on her brooch. 

The Prince and Princess of Wales arrived together, with William proudly wearing his medals

The Prince and Princess of Wales stood as the ceremony began this evening 

Kate wore black slingback heels and a polka dot maxi dress by Alessandra Rich, complete with a black clutch bag and silver drop earrings belonging to the late Queen Elizabeth II 

The royals arrived in style, with Kate wearing her hair slicked back in an updo and William donning a navy blue suit 

The King and Queen arrived at the Royal Albert Hall tonight for the annual Festival of Remembrance

Charles and Camilla looked smart in blue and black, with the King wearing his medals and the Queen three poppies attached to her brooch

The Prince and Princess of Wales joined Princess Anne, Sophie, the Duchess of Edinburgh, and King and Queen Camilla for the Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall tonight 

Anne was accompanied by her husband, Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence, a retired Royal Navy officer.  

The Prime Minister and his wife were also in attendance, with Andy Burnham wearing a black suit and tie, complete with a poppy. 

His wife, Marie-France Van Heel, wore a black velvet maxi dress and her blonde hair slicked back. 

The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester were also in attendance.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are understood to be marking remembrance events privately this year.

The audience at Albert Hall rose to its feet as Charles and Camilla entered the hall to a fanfare of trumpets before taking their seats in the royal box. 

Tonight, they watched personal testimonies, storytelling, music and performances to pay tribute to serving personnel, veterans and their families. 

The evening also marks the sacrifices of the Armed Forces community, who continue to play a vital role in defending the country's freedoms. 

Kate smiled and greeted the hosts of the event, as William adjusted his tie 

Sophie, the Duchess of Edinburgh, wore a navy maxi dress and black stilettos, complete with a pin poppy brooch

She shook hands with a veteran as she entered London's concert hall 

The Prime Minister and his wife, Marie-France Van Heel, were pictured arriving at the Royal Albert Hall hand in hand 

This year, the Festival touched on three key elements, including Operation TELIC during the Iraq War, the 35th anniversary of the Gulf War, and remembering operations in Bosnia. 

This year marks 15 years since Operation TELIC, which saw 179 personnel lose their lives in the US-led Coalition in the invasion of Iraq in March 2003. Poignant letters which were sent home from Iraq were recited during the evening. 

The audience at Royal Albert Hall also heard testimonies from British military personnel who were deployed as part of the international peace-support operations in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Fifty-nine British personnel died during the operations, while many others were left with PTSD from what they witnessed. 

Finally, the Festival marked 35 years since the Gulf War. More than 50,000 British Armed Forces personnel were deployed during Operation GRANBY – the UK's contribution to the 1990-91 conflict – and 47 comrades died. 

The Royals themselves play a key role in the annual Festival of Remembrance, which is organised by the Royal British Legion (RBL) – a charity which Charles was made patron of in 2024. 

William served in roles in the British Army as an officer after entering Sandhurst in 2006 and later commissioning as a Second Lieutenant in the Blues and Royals in the Household Cavalry. 

He was promoted to Lieutenant in 2007, before training with the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force. He served as an RAF Search and Rescue Force captain and pilot at RAF Valley and completed 156 operations with them. 

Actor Ross Kemp (pictured with members of the Royal Navy last Thursday) launched the Royal British Legion's Poppy Appeal campaign this year

Charles, meanwhile, trained as a jet pilot at RAF Cranwell in 1971, earning his RAF wings, and completed the British Army parachute course to qualify as a paratrooper. 

He also served in the Royal Navy, aboard HMS Norfolk, as well as qualifying as a naval helicopter pilot in 1974.  

The Festival of Remembrance is held annually at the Royal Albert Hall to honour the service of the British and Commonwealth Armed Forces community. 

The King, Queen and other members of the Royal Family will also attend the annual Remembrance service at the Cenotaph tomorrow. 

King Charles will lead the nation in a two-minute silence at the National Service of Remembrance at Whitehall on Sunday.  

This year, the RBL's campaign was launched by EastEnders actor Ross Kemp. 

The armed forces charity, which also runs the national Poppy Appeal, celebrated a record £1.7million being raised in its annual London Poppy Day this year, which is in its 20th year of running. 

In the city-wide fundraising effort on October 29, some 2,500 armed forces personnel and volunteers collected donations at stations, transport hubs and other busy places across the capital. 

Traitors star Mr Kemp launched the appeal aboard a Thames Clippers service on the River Thames as Royal Marines abseiled down the Victory Arch at London Waterloo station last Thursday. 

Tasmin Fraser, head of the Poppy Appeal, said: 'We are so thrilled to have raised such a significant sum of money, to raise £1.7million in 12 hours is incredible. 

'The event is in its 20th year and it has gone from a few volunteers raising £500 to raising this record amount last week.

'We are really thrilled for our beneficiaries. At any one time we are supporting around 8,000 families.'

Military bands and choirs performed at more than 20 stations including Waterloo, Liverpool Street, Euston and London Bridge.

Ms Fraser said: 'We had thousands of volunteers come out and 74 locations across London.'

She thanked volunteers and partners including TfL for their support for the campaign.

'We are particularly grateful to the public for coming out and getting involved,' she added.

Donations from London Poppy Day and the Poppy Appeal raise funds to support the armed forces community, including serving personnel, veterans and their families throughout their lives.

The campaign encourages the public to wear a poppy to send a personal message of thanks and recognition to those who have served.

Ms Fraser said: 'The theme for this year is families. We know behind every serving personnel there's a military family, offering support but also making sacrifices.

'The RBL wants to let the public know we're there for families too.'