On November 9, 2025, King Charles III, Queen Camilla, the Prince and Princess of Wales, the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh, the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, and the Duke of Kent attended the 2025 National Service of Remembrance in London. The National Service of Remembrance is held every year on Remembrance Sunday at the Cenotaph on Whitehall.
The service commemorates “the contribution of British and Commonwealth military and civilian servicemen and women in the two World Wars and later conflicts.” It takes place on the second Sunday in November, the Sunday nearest to 11 November, Armistice Day — the anniversary of the end of hostilities in the First World War in 1918.
I am so surprised at how many times this year, I have written, as I do once again, "Queen Camilla leads the way fashion-wise today." Elegant and streamlined. The same can usually be said of the Duchess of Gloucester, but there's a bit too much embellishment today. I am afraid that The Princess of Wales would have been fine without the additional lace hanging from her collar, but that addition, ruins the look, I'm afraid. Victorian era? Regency? Pop star, Prince in Purple Rain? The print design on Sophie's dress overwhelms the entire look with everything else going on.
ReplyDeleteCatherine looks absolutely beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI really like PoW, but this outfit and yesterdays, although the lace looks impressive, seems too Dutch from the 1700,
ReplyDeleteBut as i said the piece of lace is so beautiful, im wondering if it has a meaning or provenance that will make sense in this setting. Maybe with another neckline would be better?
Looking forward to reading your comments.
Further this event is so touching, we commemorate those fallen in war conflict and alas we continue to take the same path instead of solving conflicts by talking and listening.
Luna
Wat moeten ze hun best doen.
ReplyDeleteI would like to remove Catherine's neck scarf. Her coat is beautiful and doesn't need the embellishment. Then she could have added a larger brooch. Camilla's hat is on point!
ReplyDeleteMrs Cleaver
Catherine wore quite a number of really wonderful hats to past Remembrance days. This one is not one of those ... I cannot befriend myself with typically (in whichever direction) lopsided "whimsy" British hats ... they are straight foolish in my eyes. Camilla's, Sophie's and the Duchess of G.'s hats, each in their size class, are really very nice. The best on Catherine this year are her glorious earrings. That black lacey bit hanging out at her neckline is not something I'd miss if not present, if I may say so very politely. She has been breathtakingly dressed on so many "black" occasions, but not really this time.
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