His majesty

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ON A NIGHT OF EMOTIONAL MEMORIES

HONOURS HIS MOTHER AT THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL

**Tears in his eyes, His Majesty looks up at artist Poppy Field’s sculptures of his parents Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh**

It was a particularly poignant moment when the King unveiled a statue of his beloved mother as he marked Remembrance weekend.

Arriving at London’s Royal Albert Hall for the annual Festival of Remembrance, His Majesty pulled a yellow rope to open two red velvet curtains, revealing a lifesize bronze statue of Elizabeth II. His eyes filled with tears as he briefly looked up to the artwork.

A few minutes before, his wife Camilla had unveiled a bronze statue of her father-in-law Prince Philip.

The sculptures, by artist Poppy Field, were commissioned as part of the building’s 150th anniversary to commemorate the royal couple’s many visits to the concert hall. Similar works, showing Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, were also unveiled.

Elizabeth II first went to the Royal Albert Hall as an eight-year-old girl in 1934 and made the last of her 130 visits there in 2019.

Ian McCulloch, Royal Albert Hall president, said: “It is particularly fitting for our distinctive building to mark the contribution to our history of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, who supported and attended the hall devotedly for so many decades.”

STAR-STUDDED LINE-UP

Accompanied by the Queen, His Majesty waved to the packed hall as he took his seat for the event, which was hosted by Clare Balding and included performances from pop star Calum Scott, Chelsea Pensioner Colin Thackery and tenor Alfie Boe.

Joining them in the royal box were the Prince and Princess of Wales, the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh and the Princess Royal with her husband Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence.

In her own touching tribute, the Princess of Wales wore jewellery belonging to Elizabeth II and the Queen Mother

The Princess of Wales at her seventh Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall, wearing a black Emilia Wickstead dress, Elizabeth II’s pearl necklace and the Queen Mother’s Dragoon Guards brooch – **Kate became Colonel-in- Chief of the regiment earlier this year**

**The Duchess of Edinburgh’s Me+Em dress bears brooches from the Queen Alexandra’s Royal Army Nursing Corps and the Royal Corps of Army Music – she is Colonel-in-Chief to both**

His Majesty waved to the packed hall as he took his seat for the event

**The King and Queen lead their family, including the** **Prince and Princess of Wales, the Princess Royal and the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh, in applause**

**Dance act Sigma and** **Morgan perform**

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