Kate Middleton And Prince William are refreshing their social media presence ahead of Remembrance Sunday.

On November 9, the Prince and Princess of Wales, both 42, changed their profile picture on the official website. X And Instagram accounts they share. A close look at the pages shows that the royal couple changed their photos to pay homage to the events of Remembrance Day.

Remembrance Sunday is commemorated on the second Sunday of each November in the United Kingdom, where King Charles leads the national charge in honoring those from the UK and Commonwealth countries who died in war. While members of the Royal Family have paid tribute to Remembrance services and events for generations, it has become a modern tradition for their teams to edit their profiles and cover their photos with Remembrance-related images to set a tone solemn as a gesture of respect. After about a week, the official social accounts revert to the previous photos that were up.

A zoom through Prince William and Princess Kate’s X-pages and Instagram reveals that their new profile picture is a photo of them together at last year’s Festival of Remembrance at London’s Royal Albert Hall. The Royal British Legion organizes the annual festival to honor the service and sacrifices of British and Commonwealth military personnel, and the British Royal Family have participated for generations.

Continuing tradition, the Prince and Princess of Wales wore dark outfits with red poppy pins to last year’s event, and their cover photo on X now appears to be a field of ceramic red poppies, perhaps from the Tower of London. famous tribute in 2014 to represent British servicemen who died during the First World War. The red flower is closely associated with the United Kingdom and Commonwealth countries around Remembrance and has been used since 1921 to honor those who died in war.

Every November, members of the royal family incorporate poppy pins into their wardrobes as a tribute and consider the Field of Remembrance memorial at Westminster Abbey, a poignant tribute of poppies on crosses, as an essential commitment as Remembrance Sunday approaches.

The Prince and Princess of Wales weren’t the only family members to change their profile picture in honor of Remembrance Sunday. King Charles And Queen Camille. Since November 9, the King and Queen’s team has changed their profile photos on X, Instagram And Facebook to a flashback of them attending a Remembrance Day service at the National War Memorial in Ottawa, Canada, in 2009. The image may look familiar, as they have previously featured it on social media for Remembrance Day, including last year!

“Let us not forget,” reads their cover photo – a field of wild poppies – on X.

On November 9, Princess Kate, Prince William, King Charles and other royals stepped out to attend the annual Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall. The outing is significant as it is Princess Kate’s first major royal event after announcing that she chemotherapy completed for cancer in September, but the appearance is different from previous years since Queen Camilla is not present.

Buckingham Palace confirmed on Saturday that the Queen, 77, would be absent as she recovers from a lung infection.

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“Following doctors’ advice to ensure a full recovery from a seasonal lung infection and to protect others from any potential risks, Her Majesty will not attend this weekend’s Remembrance events,” the palace said in a statement. press release, referring to the Festival of Remembrance and Remembrance. Remembrance Sunday, November 10.

“While this is a source of great disappointment to the Queen, she will mark the occasion privately at home and hopes to return to public duties early next week,” it continued.

PEOPLE understands there is no reason to worry for Queen Camilla, who is spending the weekend at Ray Mill Wiltshire, her private home in the countryside. The king’s wife did not want to pass on a persistent infection to others and feared that her participation in the events would prolong her recovery.