William and Kate Middleton at the ceremony in honor of the fallen of the Second World War: the photos

The week of celebrations in London for the eightieth anniversary of the VE Day (acronym for Victory in Europe Day), the day on which the end of the Second World War was announced after the surrender of the Nazis, He closed himself in Westminster Abbey with a solemn to which several royals were present, including of course the sovereigns Carlo and Camilla but also Kate Middleton and William of Englandthe Princess Royal Anna With her husband Sir Timothy Laurence, the prince Edoardo with his wife Sophie of Edinburghthe dukes of Gloucester and the Duke of Kent. The service to Westminster – in which they participated More than 2000 people including 78 war veterans – He included music and readings and stopped at noon for a national silence of two minutes in memory of the fallen. Naturally present the Sir Keir Starmer Prime Minister But also some of his predecessors to Downing Street, including David Cameron and Boris Johnson. To represent the young people there was Alexander Churchillgreat -grandson of the British leader Winston Churchill, who lit a candle of peace and recited a prayer together with the members of the armed forces.

At the end of the ceremony, Queen Camilla led the Royal on the “memorial of innocent victims”. Where William and Kate Middleton have left a bouquet of flowers With written on: «For Those Who Made the Ultimate Sacrifice During the Second World War. We Will Remember Them. William and Catherine “(” For those who have made the extreme sacrifice during the Second World War. We will remember them. William and Catherine “). Flowers of the field with which the principles of Wales wanted to remember the sacrifice of life, 80 years ago, made by the generation of war. A generation that from Monday 5 May the Windsor celebrated starting from the large parade for Central London, which ended with the overlooking the Buckingham Palace balcony, which were also present the three children of William and Kate: George, Charlotte and Louis.

With their parents, the princes have tightened their hand to some veterans sitting next to them in the grandstand set up for the occasion to Parliament Square, from where the parade then articulated on the streets of the city to get to Buckingham Palace. Composed, as always, the princess Charlotte, who turned 10 on 2 May. Decidedly more placid than in the past Louis7 years celebrated at the end of April, even if there were moments of impatience. The prince, in fact, first captured the attention of the father by pulling it for the uniform, then He was unable to hide boredom, By clearly rotating the eyes. An instant captured by the cameras and became viral soon.

(Left to Right, Front Row) King Charles III, Queen Camilla, The Prince and the Princess of Wales and (Left to Right, Back Row) The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh, The Princess Royal and Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester and the Duke of Kent Aid A Service of Thanksgiving at Westminster Abbey in London on the 80th Anniversary of Ve Day. Picture Date: Thursday May 8, 2025.

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William and Kate Middleton to the Mass in honor of the fallen of the Second World War

William and Kate Middleton to the Mass in honor of the fallen of the Second World War

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William and Kate Middleton to the Mass in honor of the fallen of the Second World War

William and Kate Middleton to the Mass in honor of the fallen of the Second World War

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William and Kate Middleton to the Mass in honor of the fallen of the Second World War

William and Kate Middleton to the Mass in honor of the fallen of the Second World War

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William and Kate Middleton to the Mass in honor of the fallen of the Second World War

William and Kate Middleton to the Mass in honor of the fallen of the Second World War

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William and Kate Middleton to the Mass in honor of the fallen of the Second World War

William and Kate Middleton to the Mass in honor of the fallen of the Second World War

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William and Kate Middleton to the Mass in honor of the fallen of the Second World War

William and Kate Middleton to the Mass in honor of the fallen of the Second World War

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William and Kate Middleton to the Mass in honor of the fallen of the Second World War

William and Kate Middleton to the Mass in honor of the fallen of the Second World War

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William and Kate Middleton to the Mass in honor of the fallen of the Second World War

William and Kate Middleton to the Mass in honor of the fallen of the Second World War

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Source: Vanity Fair

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