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Prince Harry honoured Britain's war dead at a ceremony to open Westminster Abbey's Field of Remembrance
The Duke of Sussex also said he would like to include a symbol of India's war dead in his Cenotaph wreath
Dressed in his Household Division frock coat and peaked cap, duke stood among veterans at poignant event

Published: 06:07 EST, 8 November 2018 | Updated: 10:16 EST, 8 November 2018

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The Duke of Sussex is today commemorating the Armistice at Westminster Abbey's Field of Remembrance.

Prince Harry is to lay a cross of remembrance three days before the centenary of the end of the First World War.

It will be the sixth time that the duke - who served for ten years in the Army, during which time he twice deployed to Afghanistan - has attended the event.

The Duke of Sussex salutes after laying a Cross of Remembrance in front of wooden crosses from the graves of British soldiers from the First and Second World War

Prince Harry laying a cross of remembrance three days before the centenary of the end of the First World War

The Field of Remembrance is opened every year on the Thursday before Remembrance Sunday, and this year, will remain open to the public until November 18

Dressed in his Household Division ceremonial uniform, Prince Harry saluted the tributes to fallen comrades

The Duke of Sussex today arrived at the Field of Remembrance at Westminster Abbey to pay tribute to fallen war heroes

Dressed in his Household Division frock coat and peaked cap, the duke laid a cross in the grounds of Westminster Abbey

Behind Harry's uniform

Prince Harry was wearing his Household Division ceremonial uniform of a black frock today.

Frock coats are a form of undress, which is one formality level below full dress, and can be worn by certain officers of the Household Division.

The coats, worn at formal occasions by those not on parade in command of troops, are single-breasted and dark blue with black braiding and loops.

Harry's peaked black and red cap featured the Blues and Royals badge.

This contains the letters ER - Elizabeth Regina - and the maxim 'Honi soit qui mal y pense', which means 'may he be shamed who thinks badly of it'.

Dressed in his Household Division frock coat and peaked cap, the duke laid a cross in the grounds of Westminster Abbey when he arrived.

The Field of Remembrance has been held in the grounds of Westminster Abbey since 1928, and is organised by the Poppy Factory.

In its first year, only two tribute crosses were planted, but now around 70,000 are produced by the Poppy Factory each year, for planting on more than 360 plots at the Abbey.

Veterans, as well as members of the public, are invited to plant a cross in the Abbey grounds in memory of fallen comrades and loved ones.

At today's ceremony, the duke will honour a two minute silence, to be held after the Last Post, before meeting ex-service men and women from across the armed forces who have served in a number of conflicts.

The Field of Remembrance is opened every year on the Thursday before Remembrance Sunday, and this year, will remain open to the public until November 18.

The Duke met with ex-service men and women from across the armed forces who have served in a number of conflicts

On Saturday, the annual Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance will be staged at the Royal Albert Hall - attended by the Queen and senior members of the royal family including Charles and Camilla, the Cambridges and Harry and Meghan

The Field of Remembrance has been held in the grounds of Westminster Abbey since 1928, and is organised by the Poppy Factory

The Duke shared a joke with service men and women after he had paid his respects

Now around 70,000 are produced by the Poppy Factory each year, for planting on more than 360 plots at the Abbey

Veterans, as well as members of the public, are invited to plant a cross in the Abbey grounds in memory of fallen comrades and loved ones

At today's ceremony, the duke will honour a two minute silence, to be held after the Last Post

Scores of service men and women took turns to chat to the duke following the poignant tribute

Harry's peaked black and red cap featured the Blues and Royals badge. This contains the letters ER - Elizabeth Regina - and the maxim 'Honi soit qui mal y pense'

There was a huge contingent of veterans and serving service men and woman, looking on as the Duke paid a visit

This is be the 90th year of the Field of Remembrance, and the sixth time that Prince Harry has attended the event

Silence fell at Westminster Abbey as the Duke of Sussex paid his respects, remembering those who gave their lives to protect their country

Prince Harry was wearing his Household Division ceremonial uniform of a black frock today

How the Westminster Abbey has hosted a poignant Field of Remembrance for nearly a century

The first Field of Remembrance was held in Westminster Abbey's grounds in November 1928, making 2018 the 89th year.

In the first year only two crosses were planted, but it began a tradition that took root and has grown over the decades.

Each Remembrance tribute carries a personal message to someone who lost his or her life in the service of the country.

The tiny crosses in the Field of Remembrance represent military regiments, units, organisations and other groups

Ex-servicemen or members of the public plant the crosses in memory of their fallen comrades and loved ones.

Poppies were first suggested as a symbol of Remembrance in 1918 and were adopted by the American Legion in 1920.

In 1921 the British Legion adopted the idea too and the first Poppy Appeal was born.

The other Fields are located in Lydiard Park in Wiltshire, Cardiff, Belfast, Gateshead, Edinburgh and Inverness.

The Westminster Abbey Field will remain open this year every day from 9am - 4pm until Sunday, November 19

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