Prince Edward , the Duke of Kent , was supported by Sophie, the Duchess of Edinburgh , at the Cenotaph on Sunday, as the royal family gathered to pay their respects to those who have died in conflicts. The Duke, 90, is the oldest working royal and has been a mainstay of Remembrance weekend for decades following his retirement from the Army in 1976. This service, however, will have been especially moving for Prince Edward, as it marks his first Cenotaph ceremony following the death of his wife, Katharine, Duchess of Kent, in September.

The Duke of Kent was dressed in full military garb as he watched on from the balconies above the Cenotaph. Having served as a working royal for almost fifty years, his frail health meant that he was unable to lay a poppy wreath himself, but was instead

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