London, UK – Prince Harry honored a long-standing royal tradition over the weekend as he participated in his first Remembrance Sunday since moving back to the UK.
The Duke of Sussex visited the English county of Northamptonshire on Sunday and unexpectedly took part in a memorial service.
He mourned the fallen soldiers, wearing his military medals and a red poppy – the British symbol of remembrance. Afterwards, the 42-year-old spoke with local residents.
“He was there for the whole service – we were there for 20 or 30 minutes, and he was there before us. He just wanted to show some respect,” an eyewitness told the Daily Mail.
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While Harry was honoring the fallen in Northamptonshire, his father, King Charles, led the nation in London at the national remembrance ceremony at the Cenotaph.
Thousands of participants observed a minute of silence after senior members of the royal family and several politicians laid wreaths at the cenotaph.
In addition to the monarch, his wife Camilla, Prince William, Princess Kate, Princess Anne, and Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, also took part in the remembrance ceremony.
All of them wore a red poppy on their attire. This tradition dates back to 1921 and is linked to John McCrae’s poem In Flanders Fields.
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Remembrance Sunday is a British memorial day for those who lost their lives in wars and armed conflicts.
The nation also honors Armistice Day on November 11 – the day in 1918 when the armistice between the Allies and Germany ended the First World War.
