Prince Edward Takes the Veterans' Salute at Horse Guards on Remembrance Sunday

Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh, took the salute as more than 10,000 veterans marched past at Horse Guards Parade on Remembrance Sunday, 8 November 2026. Horse Guards is a parade ground close to the Cenotaph, the war memorial on Whitehall in central London. Royal Central reported the event.

Remembrance Sunday falls on the second Sunday of November each year. It honours the men and women who died in wars and conflicts. The day's main event is a service at the Cenotaph, where wreaths are laid in memory of the fallen.

Shortly before 11am, King Charles led Prince William, Prince Edward and Princess Anne onto Whitehall to stand at the Cenotaph, according to the Mirror. Prince Edward took part in that service first. He then moved to Horse Guards for the salute, a ceremonial gesture in which a person of rank raises a hand to the brow as troops or marchers pass.

The veterans' march proceeded down Whitehall, the wide road that runs past the Cenotaph toward Parliament Square, as the BBC covered the day's events. Prince Edward wore the uniform of the Royal Wessex Yeomanry, a reserve regiment of the British Army. Reserve regiments are made up of part-time soldiers who train alongside full-time troops.

Royal Central's report describes the role as one given to Prince Edward on the King's behalf. The King's own movements on the day were set out in the household's public schedule, which follows the same pattern each year: a service, a wreath, and a public salute.

Remembrance has a long run of formal details behind it. The timing of the two-minute silence, the order of the march and the placing of wreaths are all planned well ahead by the organisers. Those arrangements are what turn a single morning on Whitehall into a set piece that most people recognise from television.

For the veterans on the day, the march past offered a chance to be seen in front of crowds and the royal party. Many wore medals and carried the badges of their old units. Each group passed the salute in turn, and the procession moved steadily along the route.

Prince Edward's salute closed the military part of the day's ceremonies in London. The Cenotaph service itself took place earlier in the morning, with the King at its centre.