HM tears for fallen
Queen’s so emotional on balcony
THE Queen wiped away tears as the nation fell silent to honour our war dead on Remembrance Sunday.
Prince Charles led the emotional service at the Cenotaph in Whitehall yesterday as Her Majesty looked on.
In a break from tradition the 91-year-old monarch viewed the ceremony from a balcony for the first time.
She could be seen with a tear in her eye as she stood next to husband Prince Philip and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall.
Brave Philip looked to be suffering in the cold weather as his upright stance turned to a slump at times and he also seemed to lean against a wall for support.
The only previous times the Queen has not laid a wreath were when she was either pregnant, in 1959 and 1963, or when she was out of the country on four other occasions.
Wreaths were also laid at the Cenotaph by other senior royals and political leaders including Prime Minister Theresa May and Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn.
Bravery
Princes William, Harry, Andrew and Edward, Princess Anne and the Duke of Kent laid floral tributes.
Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, Liberal Democrat leader Sir Vince Cable, and Commons Speaker John Bercow followed suit.
Looking on from the various balconies were Princess Kate, Edward’s wife Sophie, Princess Alexandra, and the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester.
Among the thousands paying their respects was Regimental Sergeant Major Kevin Stacey, 40, who serves with The Black Watch 3rd Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland.
He said: “The Queen is getting a bit older now so it’s probably fitting that Charles does start taking this on.”
Mrs May said: “This time of year should remind us that our way of life is only made possible by the bravery of the men and women who are prepared to make the ultimate sacrifice to keep us safe.”
Meanwhile, Britons around the world held their own Remembrance services, including troops on deployment in Kabul, Afghanistan. A MAN aged 21 has been ordered to apologise to war veterans after he urinated on a war memorial in Bristol early yesterday. Avon and Somerset Police said he was released with a conditional caution on the requirement he sends a letter of apology to the Royal British Legion.