Royals fall silent with nation for Armistice Day tribute

THE Princess of Wales led the nation in a poignant two-minute silence in remembrance of the fallen on Armistice Day.

- LAURA ELSTON AND STEPHANIE WAREHAM

Queen Camilla lays a wreath at London Paddington

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Kate stood silent, still and deep in thought as she joined veterans in honouring the war dead at the Armed Forces Memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire, before laying a wreath in memory of those who paid the ultimate sacrifice.

Poignant services were held across the country on the anniversary of the end of the First World War, with the silence observed at 11am to remember those who have died in military conflicts.

It was the first time future queen Kate dressed in a military-style black coat, wide-brimmed black hat adorned with a bow and wearing two poppies had attended the service at the Arboretum and laid a wreath on Armistice Day.

Queen Camilla, meanwhile, joined commuters on a train from Chippenham to London Paddington to take part in Great Western Railway's Poppies to Paddington initiative.