Prince George has joined King Charles, Queen Camilla and the Princess of Wales at this year’s Festival of Remembrance in London’s Royal Albert Hall.

The audience stood and a fanfare played as the royals entered the concert hall to commemorate those who lost their lives in service, on the eve of Remembrance Sunday.

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and Lady Victoria Starmer also attended the annual event, which this year marks the 80th anniversary of the end of World War Two.

It also comes 25 years after the end of a decades-long ban on gay people serving in the armed forces, and the event reflected on the discrimination faced by LGBT personnel.

Princess Catherine sat beside her eldest son George, 12, and wore a handmade poppy made of silk, glass and other natural materials.

The Royal Family stood and applauded as the Chelsea Pensioners – retired British Army veterans – entered the auditorium and marched across the stage, while an orchestra performed the Boys Of The Old Brigade.

The Prince of Wales was not present as he was travelling back from Brazil, where he gave a speech to world leaders gathering for the COP30 UN climate change summit and visited a remote island.

The event – which is being broadcast on BBC One at 21:00 – was hosted by actress Hannah Waddingham and featured performances by musicians including Sir Rod Stewart.

Several armed forces bands were also set to take to the stage to accompany the artists and perform military music, including the RAF Squadronaires.

Veterans in attendance included some who had helped to plan D-Day – when Allied troops landed on the beaches of Normandy, marking the start of the campaign to liberate north-west Europe during World War Two – and some who had been prisoners of war.

Members of the LGBTQ+ veterans charity Fighting With Pride were also present, including former PO Alex Rasmussen from Bournemouth, who was made to leave the Royal Navy in 1996 after colleagues discovered his sexuality.

The King attended his first official engagement in support of the community in October, as he unveiled a memorial to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender military personnel.

Events will take place around the country tomorrow to mark Remembrance Sunday, which is observed on the closest Sunday to Armistice Day on 11 November.

Marking the moment World War One ended in 1918, it will see two minutes of silence held at 11:00 on the 11th day of the 11th month.