Queen Elizabeth’s absence from Sunday’sRemembrance Dayceremony in London was extremely rare — but it wasn’t the first time she’s missed the event.
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The monarch has missed the event a total of six times previously during her 69-year reign, the most recent being 22 years ago in 1999.
Queen Elizabeth, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall and Kate Middleton.Aaron Chown - WPA Pool/Getty Images
Queen Elizabethfirst skipped the Remembrance Day service in 1959, when she was pregnant with her third child,Prince Andrew. She was also absent from the event in 1963 due to her pregnancy with her youngest child,Prince Edward.
The four other absences were due to overseas visits: Ghana in 1961, Brazil in 1968, Kenya in 1983 and South Africa in 1999.
Prince Charles.Samir Hussein/Pool/WireImage
Charles, who turned 73 on Sunday, also laid a wreath of his own, decorated with white Prince of Wales feathers. His wife Camilla, 74, hadput the finishing touchesto the wreath a few days ago.
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Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall on Remembrance Sunday, with Kate Milddleton and Sophie, Countess of Wessex.Samir Hussein/Pool/WireImage
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