Prince George has made his debut at the Festival of Remembrance in London alongside King Charles and the Princess of Wales.
George, 12, put on a brave face as he walked into the historic Royal Albert Hall in Kensington with his mother Catherine, 43, by his side.
The future King looked dapper in a black suit complete with a poppy pin and a striped tie.
Also taking a sartorial cue from the tone of the event, Catherine wore a stunning long-sleeved black dress with a wide white collar and a cross necklace.
It marks the first time the Princess of Wales has been seen in public since Andrew was stripped of his titles and told to leave Royal Lodge in the grounds of Windsor.
King Charles also arrived at tonight’s event with his poppy neatly pinned to his suit. His wife Queen Camilla followed closely behind in a black dress paired with sparkling earrings.
Although it was King Charles who removed Andrew’s HRH by issuing a rare Letters Patent, it is understood that both Camila, Catherine and other senior members of the Royal Family fully support this decision.
Thankfully there is much on the programme tonight to entertain the royal family amid what commentators have called the worst crisis for the monarchy in living memory.
The Royal British Legion’s Festival of Remembrance marks the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II and will feature music from Sir Rod Stewart and Sam Ryder.
The Princess of Wales arrives at the Royal Albert Hall with her son Prince George
A future King in training! George shakes hands upon his arrival at the
The mother-of-three wore a collared black dress while her son George matched her in a black suit
The King and Queen arrive ahead of the Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance
Charles, 76, will lead the nation in a two-minute silence at the Cenotaph in central London on Sunday
Also taking to the stage is Keala Settle, known for her role as bearded lady Lettie Lutz in The Greatest Showman, and folk group The Wellermen.
Senior members of the royal family will join the nation in a two-minute silence to remember those who have died serving their country.
According to the broadcaster, ‘special focus will be given to the resilience and strength of military children who have faced bereavement.’
This will particularly resonate with the Princess of Wales who has dedicated much of her time to the Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood.
The festival also marks the 25th anniversary of the UK government lifting the ban on LGBTQ+ personnel serving openly in the armed forces.
This is the start of a busy weekend for Catherine who will lead attendees in observing a two-minute silence at The National Memorial Arboretum near Lichfield in Staffordshire on Sunday.
Taking the mantle from the Duchess of Edinburgh who attended the service in 2024, Catherine will then lay a wreath to remember Armed Forces personnel who lost their lives in conflicts.
The service is to feature a specially commissioned poem by Arji Manuelpillai, the ‘Poet in Residence’ at the Arboretum.
Camilla wears a black dress paired with sparkling earrings for the Remembrance Festival
Sophie, the Duchess of Edinburgh, wears a black dress with a statement poppy pin and holds a purse decorated to look like an intricate fan
The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester wear poppies for the Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance
Prince Richard, the late Queen Elizabeth II’s cousin, shakes hands upon his arrival at the Royal Albert Hall
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and his wife Victoria Starmer arrive at the Royal Albert Hall for the Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance
The Royal British Legion’s Festival of Remembrance takes place at the Royal Albert Hall (pictured) in Kensington, London
Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, during last year’s Remembrance Service at the National Memorial Arboretum
Mr Manuelpillai’s verses will reflect the importance of connections, experiences and bonds formed between those who serve in the military.
The themes are said to be close to the Princess’s heart.
Also performing at the service will be the all-female a cappella collective Black Voices.
Catherine will go on to view the newly dedicated names on the Armed Forces Memorial before meeting veterans in attendance.
Her Royal Highness will also meet children of serving military members who are currently on deployment.
And she will get the chance to the Arboretum’s exhibition, Letters from the Frontline – Words, War and Victory.
The National Memorial Arboretum was opened by the late Queen Elizabeth II in 2007.
It is designed in such a way that at precisely 11:00 on November 11, a shaft of light falls on the bronze wreath in its centre.
King Charles attends the LGBTQ+ Armed Forces Dedication Ceremony at the Arboretum in Staffordshire
The Arboretum is home to the UK’s first national memorial commemorating LGBT military personal who were affected by the army’s former ‘gay ban’
The tribute takes the form of a bronze letter made up of words taken from personnel who were impacted by the ban
The Arboretum is also home to the UK’s first national memorial commemorating LGBT military personal who were affected by the army’s former ‘gay ban’.
The tribute takes the form of a crumpled bronze letter made up of words taken from personnel who were impacted by the ban, which was in place from 1967 until 2000.
Meanwhile, King Charles is set to lead the nation in a two-minute silence at the Cenotaph in central London on Sunday.
Joined by other members of the royal family and senior politicians, Charles will lead the laying of wreaths to honour the fallen.
Some 10,000 armed forces veterans will take part in the Royal British Legion’s march-past and about 20 Second World War veterans will attend.
The royals are putting on a united front for Remembrance Day given the turmoil they have faced in regards to Andrew.
Mr Mountbatten Windsor, 65, was formally stripped of his prince title by King Charles on Thursday.
The monarch has also removed his HRH by issuing a rare Letters Patent, making his younger brother officially a commoner.
Charles has stripped Andrew of his titles and home over the Epstein scandal
It marks another dark day for the former Duke of York, whose reputation is in tatters due to the Jeffrey Epstein scandal and Virginia Giuffre ‘s recent posthumous autobiography Nobody’s Girl.
Although William was in Brazil for the Earthshot Prize, tonight’s appearance marks the first time he and Catherine have been seen since Andrew was stripped of his titles.
Details of the King’s Letters Patent have been published by the Crown Office in The Gazette, the UK’s official public record.
The entry read: ‘THE KING has been pleased by Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the Realm dated 3 November 2025 to declare that Andrew Mountbatten Windsor shall no longer be entitled to hold and enjoy the style, title or attribute of ‘Royal Highness’ and the titular dignity of “Prince”.’
It comes a week after Buckingham Palace confirmed he would no longer be a Prince with immediate effect – and would also be leaving Royal Lodge.
The Palace coldly announced the ‘censures [were] deemed necessary’ amid the growing controversy surrounding his relationship with Epstein, with whom Andrew lied about cutting ties with.
The Mail on Sunday revealed how Andrew told Epstein in an email ‘we are in this together’ a day after the infamous picture of the former prince with his alleged then-teenage sex victim Ms Giuffre was published.
In the wake of the fallout, Ms Giuffre’s family said she was ‘an ordinary American girl from an ordinary American family’, who had ‘brought down a British prince with her truth and extraordinary courage.’
Ordinary: Andrew – seen driving his car through Windsor Great Park – will now be considered a regular member of the public
Meanwhile, new emails from unsealed court documents from a legal battle between the US Virgin Islands and JP Morgan show the former prince told Epstein it would be ‘good to catch up in person’ months after the child sex offender was released.
Andrew has continued to deny the allegations made against him as well as ever meeting Ms Giuffre, who made damning revelations about Mr Mountbatten Windsor in a posthumous memoir.
She took her own life earlier this year, aged 41.
In 2022, Andrew settled a US civil case she lodged for a reported £12million, reportedly receiving money from his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, to help meet the costs. The settlement came with no admission of liability.
The shunned ex-duke has been erased from the Royal website entirely, with no mention of him on ‘The Royal Family’ page or when the term ‘Andrew’ is entered into the search bar.
However, the website is yet to remove previous features relating to his old engagements.
His Majesty’s younger brother will now be banished to a private property on the monarch’s Sandringham Estate in Norfolk, but no further details have been shared. It is understood Prince William and the Royal Family fully support the King’s decision.
It is understood Prince William and the Royal Family fully support the King’s decision.
Royal Lodge in Windsor Great Park, Andrew’s former home. He will now be moving to a private residence on the monarch’s Sandringham estate
Andrew has been deleted entirely from the official Royal Family website just a day after he was sensationally stripped of his Prince title and booted out of the Royal Lodge
In one of the few positives for Andrew, he had been allowed to keep his operational service medals, including the one he won in the Falklands.
The disgraced royal served for 22 years in the Navy, including throughout the victorious campaign in the South Atlantic where he was the co-pilot of a Sea King helicopter.
He conducted anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare, casualty evacuation and search and rescue missions.
Andrew also played the role of a decoy for Argentina’s Exocet missiles, flying over aircraft carriers to prompt anti-ship weapons.
Veterans of the war previously said it would be ‘morally indefensible’ to remove a medal earned through active service.
Meanwhile Andrew’s daughters Princess Beatrice, 37, and Princess Eugenie, 35, will retain their titles as Her Royal Highnesses with it previously reported that Charles was very keen to ‘protect’ his nieces.
However, royal expert Christopher Wilson told the Daily Mail today that King Charles’s ‘soft-hearted’ approach to his nieces ‘may come back to bite him’ – and it may be up to Prince William to ‘finish the job’ when he becomes King later down the line.
As for Beatrice and Eugenie themselves, their princess titles will be ‘tarnished in the eyes of many’ due to their father and his links to Jeffrey Epstein, Mr Wilson claimed.
Andrew served in the Royal Navy between 1979 and 2001, serving as a helicopter pilot in the Falklands War
Andrew’s daughters Beatrice (right) and Eugenie (centre) will retain their titles
If opportunities dry up, the Princesses could be forced to accept more ‘low-grade offers’ like their mother, Sarah Ferguson, who, over the years has been accused of undertaking ‘dubious’ charity work and offering access to Prince Andrew for cash.
Both sisters have paid full-time jobs but do not receive cash from the Sovereign Grant as they’re not working royals. They also benefit from a trust fund set up by the Queen Mother for her great-great-grandchildren, and received money from their parents’ divorce in the 1990s.
Beatrice is married to millionaire property tycoon Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, while Eugenie’s husband, wine merchant Jack Brooksbank, is also wealthy in his own right.
Previously, the former Duke of York’s website said he ‘supports both of his daughters financially’, but now this source of income and any other monetary benefits that may come with their titles will be brought into question.
Mr Wilson added: ‘Dealing with ruthless businessmen who know how to exploit a royal title has been Fergie’s downfall, and it could be theirs too.
‘Neither woman has a husband with a job which can sustain them in the style to which they’ve long been accustomed – and they too may find it harder to maintain their status in the business world now that Andrew is no longer royal.’
Meanwhile, it has been reported that Sarah Ferguson is ‘blaming herself’ and may quit the UK following her former husband’s humiliation.
The former Duchess is said to be ‘more on edge’ than Andrew and is hunkering down in Royal Lodge ‘surrounded by Amazon deliveries’ amid the couple’s dramatic fall from grace.
Andrew’s ex-wife Sarah Ferguson (left) is said to be ‘more on edge’ than the former Duke
A source told the Daily Mail: ‘Sarah is going around blaming herself. She keeps repeating “what if I hadn’t done this, or hadn’t done that”.’
Another source suggested that Fergie is now considering leaving the country.
They said: ‘She’s always rather lived on the hoof and aside from her children and grandchildren, there’s not a lot to keep her here.
‘Put it this way, the invitations have dried up overnight.’
