Pregnant Meghan Markle joined a chilly Queen to pay tribute to those who fought in the First World War.
The Royal Family joined thousands of servicemen and women at the annual Festival of Remembrance, which this year marks a century since the guns fell silent.
They all stood up in the royal box as descendants of Great War soldiers raised photos of their ancestors aloft inside the Royal Albert Hall.
The Queen arrived wrapped up in an elegant grey blanket to protect herself from the chilly evening.
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She was joined by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall in the royal box.
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Prime Minister Theresa May and her husband Philip held up photos of two of their ancestors, including Private Hubert Brasier Grant, of the East Surrey Regiment, who died at Passchendaele in 1917 aged 19.
Mrs May attended a service to mark the centenary of the battle last year and found her fathers cousins name on the Menin Gate Memorial in Belgium.
A photograph was also shown of the PMs grandfather Sergeant Major Tom Brasier, who served with the Kings Royal Rifle Corps.
All were dressed in dark clothing as they watched from the box, giving standing ovations to welcome the Chelsea Pensioners and bereaved family members.
The Queen raised her right hand in acknowledgement twice after the crowd sang the national anthem and cheers were sent her way.
Sir Tom Jones led the musical performances, singing Coming In On A Wing And A Prayer alongside the RAF Squadronaires.
Sheridan Smith was backed by a piano as she sang Are You Just Sleeping, while Tom Fletcher and Danny Jones from McFly performed Born To Fly which Tom wrote to celebrate 100 years of the Royal Air Force.
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Sheku Kanneh-Mason, the cellist who delighted millions at Harry and Meghans wedding earlier this year, played a modern version of Leonard Cohens Hallelujah to a hushed crowd.
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A poignant citation, written by childrens author Sir Michael Morpurgo, was read by Second World War pilot Colin Bell.
He read: They came because country called, because they knew it had to be done, that unless they went to fight there could be no peace.
And still today they come forward, our soldiers and sailors and airmen and women, a hundred years on. They come, carrying the torch for freedom, our freedom.
The Last Post sounded before poppies began to fall to the floor, forming a poignant carpet of red.
The hall was bathed in silence as the petals fluttered down, some falling on to the caps of servicemen and women standing below.
Members of the public mingled with members of the armed forces in the centre of the hall after the service ended.
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