• Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, Sophie, Countess of Wessex, Prince Charles, Prince of Wales and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall attend the Royal British Legion Festival. Chris Jackson / Pool Photo via Reuters
    Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, Sophie, Countess of Wessex, Prince Charles, Prince of Wales and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall attend the Royal British Legion Festival. Chris Jackson / Pool Photo via Reuters
  • Britain's Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, attend the Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance to commemorate all those who have lost their lives in conflicts and mark 100 years since the end of the First World War, at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Chris Jackson / Pool Photo via Reuters
    Britain's Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, attend the Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance to commemorate all those who have lost their lives in conflicts and mark 100 years since the end of the First World War, at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Chris Jackson / Pool Photo via Reuters
  • Members of all three British Armed Services form up in the centre of the Royal Albert Hall during the Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Halll, west London, Britain. EPA
    Members of all three British Armed Services form up in the centre of the Royal Albert Hall during the Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Halll, west London, Britain. EPA
  • Britain's Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall attend the Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall in London. Chris Jackson / Pool Photo via AP
    Britain's Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall attend the Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall in London. Chris Jackson / Pool Photo via AP
  • Britain's Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, attend the Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance to commemorate all those who have lost their lives in conflicts and mark 100 years since the end of the First World War, at the Royal Albert Hall. Chris Jackson / Pool Photo via AP
    Britain's Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, attend the Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance to commemorate all those who have lost their lives in conflicts and mark 100 years since the end of the First World War, at the Royal Albert Hall. Chris Jackson / Pool Photo via AP
  • Britain's Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, Sophie, Countess of Wessex, Prince Charles, Prince of Wales and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall and Prince Andrew, Duke of York attend the Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance. Chris Jackson / Pool Photo via AP
    Britain's Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, Sophie, Countess of Wessex, Prince Charles, Prince of Wales and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall and Prince Andrew, Duke of York attend the Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance. Chris Jackson / Pool Photo via AP
  • The massed Bands from all three British Armed Services perform during the Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Halll, west London, Britain. EPA
    The massed Bands from all three British Armed Services perform during the Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Halll, west London, Britain. EPA
  • Britain's Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, attend the Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance. Chris Jackson / Pool Photo via Reuters
    Britain's Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, attend the Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance. Chris Jackson / Pool Photo via Reuters
  • Queen Elizabeth II with members of the Royal Family and Prime Minister Theresa May attends the Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall. Chris Jackson / Getty Images
    Queen Elizabeth II with members of the Royal Family and Prime Minister Theresa May attends the Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall. Chris Jackson / Getty Images

Queen Elizabeth launches British commemorations 100 years after WW1


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Britain's Queen Elizabeth and senior members of the royal family attended a Festival of Remembrance on Saturday to commemorate all those who lost their lives in conflict, on the eve of the 100th anniversary of the end of World War One.

The 92-year-old Queen joined her son and heir to the throne Charles, grandsons William and Harry and their wives Kate and Meghan at the Royal Albert Hall in central London at an event organised to pay tribute to all those who have died.

The royal family and Prime Minister Theresa May were due to watch leading actors, authors, singers and military bands lead the tributes at an event organised by the armed forces charity the Royal British Legion.

Events to mark the end of the Great War have been taking place around the world, with leaders including US President Donald Trump, French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and May in France earlier on Saturday.

On Sunday morning the Queen, the royal family and senior members of the political and military establishment will be joined at the Cenotaph in Whitehall by German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier to mark the centenary of the end of the war.

The government said Steinmeier would become the first German leader to lay a wreath at the Cenotaph ceremony before attending a service at Westminster Abbey, in what it said marked a historic act of reconciliation.

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