Buckingham Palace announced on Sunday morning that the Queen would be absent from the service at the Cenotaph in central London due to having sprained her back.
The Prince of Wales and Prime Minister were among those laying a wreath at the war memorial for the National Service of Remembrance.
. The Prince of Wales during the Remembrance Sunday service at the Cenotaph
The Prince of Wales during the Remembrance Sunday service at the Cenotaph, in Whitehall, London. Picture date: Sunday November 14, 2021. Photo: Toby Melville
. The Prince of Wales lays a wreath during the Remembrance Sunday service at the Cenotaph, in Whitehall, London. The Queen was absent from the ceremony due to her health.
The Prince of Wales lays a wreath during the Remembrance Sunday service at the Cenotaph, in Whitehall, London. The Queen was absent from the ceremony due to her health. Picture date: Sunday November 14, 2021. Photo: Toby Melville
. Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer and Prime Minister Boris Johnson, during the Remembrance Sunday service
Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer (left) and Prime Minister Boris Johnson, during the Remembrance Sunday service at the Cenotaph, in Whitehall, London. Photo: Toby Melville
. Former prime ministers, Gordon Brown (left) and Tony Blair (right) stand behind Prime Minister Boris Johnson
Former prime ministers, Gordon Brown (left) and Tony Blair (right) stand behind Prime Minister Boris Johnson, during the Remembrance Sunday service at the Cenotaph, in Whitehall, London. Photo: Toby Melville
5. Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer (left) and Prime Minister Boris Johnson during the Remembrance Sunday service
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer (left) and Prime Minister Boris Johnson during the Remembrance Sunday service at the Cenotaph, in Whitehall, London. Picture date: Sunday November 14, 2021. Photo: Toby Melville
6. The Duchess of Cornwall, the Duchess of Cambridge and the Countess of Wessex
The Duchess of Cornwall, the Duchess of Cambridge and the Countess of Wessex on the balcony at the Remembrance Sunday service at the Cenotaph Photo: Toby Melville
7. Military and service personnel line up ahead of the march past at the Remembrance Sunday service at the Cenotaph
Military and service personnel line up ahead of the march past at the Remembrance Sunday service at the Cenotaph, in Whitehall, London. Picture date: Sunday November 14, 2021. Photo: Toby Melville
8. Former prime ministers Gordon Brown, Tony Blair and John Major
Former prime ministers Gordon Brown, Tony Blair and John Major during the Remembrance Sunday service at the Cenotaph, in Whitehall, London. Picture date: Sunday November 14, 2021. Photo: Aaron Chown