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King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima Join Royals For Remembrance Sunday

Today marks Remembrance Sunday, a tradition in the UK and around the Commonwealth “to commemorate the contribution of British and Commonwealth military and civilian servicemen and women in the two World Wars and later conflicts.”

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The Queen is joined by members of the royal family at Whitehall in London, where she lays a wreath of poppies at the foot of the Cenotaph, an “empty tomb” to honor soldiers whose remains did not make it back home.

#royal #flashback Nov. 8, 1954 – The Queen lays a wreath at The Cenotaph during the Remembrance Day at Whitehall pic.twitter.com/DglP26ECZX

— Mace (@RoyaleVision) November 8, 2015

The ceremony includes two minutes of silence and the “Last Post,” as well as a veteran march past the Centoaph to honor fallen soldiers.

Other members of the Royal Family attended the service, many laying wreaths in tribute to the fallen #Remembrance pic.twitter.com/ylC89ktT7W — BritishMonarchy (@BritishMonarchy) November 8, 2015

Today, King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands took part in the ceremony to mark the 70th anniversary of the British liberation of Holland.   

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According to the Daily Express, this is the first time a foreign head of state has laid a wreath at the Cenotaph.  Both monarchs were joined by the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Harry, the Duke of Cambridge and the Duke of York.

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Maxima joined the Duchess of Cambridge, the Countess of Wessex and Sir Timothy Laurence on Whitehall’s balcony.  Catherine, according to What Kate Wore, donned a bespoke Alexander McQueen double-breasted coat with “patchwork velvet elements.”  Her hat featured a bit of netting, appropriate for the occasion.

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Last night, William and Catherine joined Her Majesty and other members of the family at the Festival of Remembrance.

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