Queen Camilla visited the annual Field of Remembrance in the grounds of Westminster Abbey today for a special service to recognise the sacrifice of the nation’s war dead
14:15, 06 Nov 2025
Queen Camilla at the 97th Field Of Remembrance at Westminster Abbey(Image: Getty Images)
The Queen paid a touching tribute to the nation’s war dead during a moving ceremony ahead of Remembrance Sunday. Camilla visited Westminster Abbey’s Field of Remembrance today for a service, which recognised the sacrifice of those who fought and died for their country.
It was a return to the annual event for the 78-year-old who missed last year’s ceremony as she had been battling a form of pneumonia. As she arrived, Camilla was greeted by the Dean of Westminster, the Very Rev Dr David Hoyle, before she laid a personal cross of remembrance in memory of armed service personnel who lost their lives in service among the thousands of others on display outside the Abbey.
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She placed the small cross, which read ‘In Remembrance and was adorned with a red poppy, into a larger cross made from the flowers, which was followed by the sound of the Last Post.
The Queen and hundreds of veterans then fell silent as Big Ben struck 11am. After observing a two-minute silence, Camilla spoke to attendees, volunteers, and saw around 40,000 tributes that have been laid out in 229 plots in the grounds of Westminster Abbey. Some of the crosses bore personal messages, including “Love mum and dad”.
Also among those Camilla met was King’s Own Scottish Borderers’ Ian Gibbs, who said he had a “really lovely chat” with the Queen about how they both are from the same Sussex village, and attended Dumbrell’s School.
Camilla placed her own cross in the Field of Remembrance (Image: Getty Images)
As she toured the plots, the Queen also met Olivia Barnard-Firth, 78, from the Monte Cassino Society, where she presented her with a book published in remembrance of those lost their lives in the First World War, that she was “very interested” in.
Camilla, who wore a navy blue dress inspired by the Royal Lancers’ uniform, and a bright red beret adorned with a blue and a yellow feather, spent around an hour speaking to some of the attendees, and thanking them for their service.
The ceremony marks the 97th year of the Field of Remembrance, which has been held in the grounds of the abbey since 1928.
The King and Queen will take part in national Remembrance events this weekend, including the Royal British Legion’s Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall on Saturday night followed by the annual Remembrance Sunday service at the Cenotaph the next morning.
Camilla chats to veterans after the event (Image: Getty Images)
In addition, the Princess of Wales will lead in the nation in remembrance at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire on Armistice Day next Tuesday.
Kate will attend the service at the Armed Forces Memorial as it leads the nation in commemoration on November 11. There she will lay a wreath and take part in the national two-minute silence at 11am.
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