At one point a tear could be seen in her eye, though royal observers put this down to a harsh Arctic breeze ushering in a cold snap rather than a public display of emotion. It was a powerful moment, nonetheless. Flanked by the Duke of Edinburgh and the Duchess of Cornwall behind her Foreign Office balustrade, the Queen could survey the one occasion of the year when all the Royal Family, all the party leaders, all former prime ministers and representatives of every Commonwealth nation gather in the heart of the capital. On the six previous occasions when the Queen had been absent from the parade, she was either on an overseas tour or expecting a baby. Never before had she been an onlooker at the 11am ceremony (main image). For the Prince of Wales (inset, laying the wreath), who has been quietly taking on a number of the Queen's engagements at her behest, this was the most kingly....read
Sombre on the sidelines, the Queen sees Charles play the part of King: ROBERT HARDMAN watches Her Majesty shed a tear as she takes in the full, humbling spectacle of Remembrance Sunday













































































