Prince George Attends Festival of Remembrance for the First Time

Prince George attended the Festival of Remembrance for the first time this evening, accompanying his mother to the annual event.

Prince William was unable to attend because he is returning from Brazil, where he attended the Earthshot Prize Awards and the COP26 conference. Below, the Prince on stage during the awards earlier this week.

The Royal British Legion puts on the Festival of Remembrance. Below, the King and Queen as they arrived.

The Princess of Wales and a grown-up looking Prince George.

The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh.

The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester.

Princess Anne and Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence are in Australia. Below, another view of the Princess of Wales and Prince George.

The event is held at the Royal Albert Hall.

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One of the most popular bridal fabrics in Europe, Mikado is a textured fabric with a slight sheen. Compared to satin, Mikado is more stiff which gives more architectural structure to the dress design.

The dress also has a peplum waist, double-breasted bodice, shoulder pads, a bow at the collar, and gathered sleeves with three-button cuffs.

The Princess accessorized with her Mulberry Bayswater clutch. Her shoes *may* have been the Gianvito Rossi 105 pumps in black suede, but I haven’t seen enough photos to say that is definitely the case.

She also wore the late Queen Elizabeth II’s Bahrain Pearl Drop earrings and her UFO (Unidentified Fashion Object) cross necklace.

She also wore her HMS Glasgow Brooch and a poppy created by Izzy Ager of Lock & Co. Hatters. Ms. Ager is a hand embroidery artist and a recent graduate of the Royal School of Needlework. Emily Ferguson of the Daily Express reports the poppy was “handmade using silk, glass, and other natural materials.”

More about the Royal School of Needlework students interning at Lock and Co. via the school’s website.

In August, we had our first internships with Lock & Co. Hatters. Students were interviewed for the two, two-week internship places. The successful students were second year student, Izzy Ager and first year student Harriet Hawtry-Coombs. They were awarded £1500 each for their internship and spent time learning the many facets of the Lock & Co. Hatters business, from millinery techniques, to marketing, social media, photo shoots and accounting, an amazing opportunity!

UPDATE NOV. 9: Lock and Co. have provided more information and photos of the poppy pins on their Instagram page.

The company notes: “Each piece takes around 12 hours to make and is modelled on a real poppy, transforming fabric and thread into a symbol of remembrance and peace. Available as an exclusive limited edition at Lock & Co. Hatters, each poppy is priced at £500, with profits donated to the Royal British Legion.”

The brooch was first noted in May of this year when the Princess took part in the naming ceremony for the HMS Glasgow. Below, a better view of it via James Porter and Son, the Scottish jewelry firm that designed the brooch featuring a depiction of St. Kentigern — patron saint of Glasgow — framed by the Scottish thistle.

I’ll see you tomorrow with coverage of Remembrance Sunday events.

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Zell

Monday 10th of November 2025

I love this entire outfit on Catherine even if I have a few teeny quibbles, but they are quite minor.

First: a palette of black, white and red is always looks Dynamic! There's lots of power in all 3 of those colors.

I just Love the Victorian vibes this dress is giving, with the prominent white collar edged in lace, the peplum waist, and the lovely gathered sleeves with 3 buttons. As to the collar I think it is stunning but, perhaps, a tiny bit on the stiff side. I would prefer it to look a bit softer, with maybe a rounded collar rather than the straight up and down one that looks so strict in the v it forms. However, this stiffness does impart a a lot of drama! The collar also serves as a snowg backdrop for the HMS Glasgow Brooch and the amazing poppy! (Wow, I would Love to have one of those poppies but they are quite outside my budget). I adore the bright scarlet poppy, and am happy that Catherine always wears different ones each year, (and every kind she wears looks amazing and gorgeous on her).

Catherine's Bahrain Pearl Drop earrings and diamond cross are both exquisite! Her hair is, too, in lovely, soft waves.

I think this look is a Definite winner! Those who favor a more minimalist approach won't agree, but, by the same token, I have had to make myself keep a more open mind to some of those less embellished looks that, for me, are not always my favorites, that Catherine wears.

Personally, I just adore it, when Catherine goes for the glam and the Romance of a very feminine, vintage inspired look, like this dress. I have a fondness for what many do not like, such as her Adrienne Rich dresses. I see nothing at all wrong with how pretty they are.

People may say that this dress looks like what a "French maid" or a "nun" might wear - as if that means it has to be a bad thing. It doesn't have to mean that, because this is actually a Classic presentation. that combines a sophisticated, slightly severe edge (that strict collar) with a charming and romantic aspect (the gathered fabric, the cuffs with buttons, the lace edging the collar, the pretty jewelry).

I think that a black dress, with an extravagant white collar with lace, is Always going to be loved by many. Not everyone, but many will love such a look, and Catherine pulls it off beautifully!

As to Prince George, he looks so mature and has such a strong, yet sensitive face. He is still very young, yet, in the photos, I see a great gravitas about gim. I'm sure he's also a boy who has a lighter side too, but I'm very impressed with how he conducts himself when he is part of such a ceremony as this.

Stacey

Oof. This is one of the few times I've seen Kate in a "miss." This dress looks like something a Puritan, nun or an 1850's school marm would wear. I am sure she wanted to set an understated tone, but this dress is terribly boring while also showing it isn't sure what it wants to be. The design is disjointed. Peplum? Bows? Excessive buttons? A doily as a collar? This reminds me of a dress that was put together with spare parts from a dress shop. I cannot get on board with the giant collar.

In a positive note, Kate always does a nice job accessorizing for Remembrance Day with her poppy pins and this year the HMS Glasglow pin.

MuchLove

Removing the bow from the neckline in the original design helps, but this just screams 1980s.

Spruha

I know Kate loves Alessandra Rich's designs, but I cannot understand why. This dress looks like something you get from a thrift store that you have to take apart and modernise before you can wear it. A part of me wonders if she's sticking to vintage looking pieces as a reaction to the modernising the BRF has done lately.

Caroline

@Jade Hurst Sargeant, Catherine has always favoured floofy, feminine clothes, except for what I call business events. I don’t think there’s anything more to it than that.

Jade Hurst Sargeant

@Spruha, I think you are on to something here, I think this is bigger than just the clothes!

Graziele

The Princesswcloset (On Instagram) thinks the shoe the princess is wearing is the Jennifer Chamandi Lorenzo 105 in black. Here's the link to the Story: https://www.instagram.com/stories/princesswcloset/3762856220454742520?utm_source=ig_story_item_share&igsh=ZXh1M3F0OWd1bHZh. And the link to the shoe: https://www.jenniferchamandi.com/products/lorenzo-105-black-suede. What do you think?