Popsugar Celebrity The Royals Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Field of Remembrance 2019 Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Lay Crosses at the Field of Remembrance 7 November 2019 by Gemma Cartwright Image Source: Getty / Samir Hussein Prince Harry and Meghan Markle attended the first of a series of important remembrance events on Thursday when they paid a visit to the Field of Remembrance at Westminster Abbey. Organised by The Poppy Factory, the Field of Remembrance has been held in the grounds of the Abbey since November 1928, and features hundreds of wooden crosses decorated with poppies, in tribute to those who lost their lives serving in the armed forces. During their visit, the royal couple both laid their own crosses in a larger arrangement. Harry, in full uniform, gave a salute, while Meghan lowered her head out of respect, before they listened to "The Last Post", the famous bugle call played at Commonwealth military funerals and remembrance events. Harry and Meghan were supposed to be joined by the Duchess of Cornwall for this event, one of a number of royal engagements over the coming days in the run up to Armistace Day. Unfortunately, Camilla had to cancel her appearance due to a chest infection, therefore Harry and Meghan represented the royal family alone. As a military man himself, with years of service and two tours of Afghanistan under his belt, nobody was better placed to do this than the Duke of Sussex. Keep reading to see photos from this poignant event. VIDEO: Prince Harry and Meghan lay their own crosses in the Field of Remembrance before a bugler sounds The Last Post at @wabbey pic.twitter.com/0gQCuIRjXd— Chris Ship (@chrisshipitv) November 7, 2019 1 / 37 Image Source: Getty / Samir Hussein 2 / 37 Image Source: Getty / Samir Hussein 3 / 37 Image Source: Getty / TOLGA AKMEN 4 / 37 Image Source: Getty / Samir Hussein 5 / 37 Image Source: Getty / Samir Hussein 6 / 37 Image Source: Getty / Chris Jackson 7 / 37 Image Source: Getty / Chris Jackson 8 / 37 Image Source: Getty / Samir Hussein 9 / 37 Image Source: Getty / Samir Hussein 10 / 37 Image Source: Getty / Samir Hussein 11 / 37 Image Source: Getty / TOLGA AKMEN 12 / 37 Image Source: Getty / TOLGA AKMEN 13 / 37 Image Source: Getty / Samir Hussein 14 / 37 Image Source: Getty / Samir Hussein 15 / 37 Image Source: Getty / Samir Hussein 16 / 37 Image Source: Getty / Samir Hussein 17 / 37 Image Source: Getty / Chris Jackson 18 / 37 Image Source: Getty / Samir Hussein 19 / 37 Image Source: Getty / Chris Jackson 20 / 37 Image Source: Getty / Samir Hussein 21 / 37 Image Source: Getty / Samir Hussein 22 / 37 Image Source: Getty / Samir Hussein 23 / 37 Image Source: Getty / Samir Hussein 24 / 37 Image Source: Getty / Chris Jackson 25 / 37 Image Source: Getty / TOLGA AKMEN 26 / 37 Image Source: Getty / TOLGA AKMEN 27 / 37 Image Source: Getty / Chris Jackson 28 / 37 Image Source: Getty / Samir Hussein 29 / 37 Image Source: Getty / Samir Hussein 30 / 37 Image Source: Getty / Samir Hussein 31 / 37 Image Source: Getty / Samir Hussein 32 / 37 Image Source: Getty / Samir Hussein 33 / 37 Image Source: Getty / Chris Jackson 34 / 37 Image Source: Getty / Chris Jackson 35 / 37 Image Source: Getty / TOLGA AKMEN 36 / 37 Image Source: Getty / Chris Jackson 37 / 37 The RoyalsMeghan MarkleThe British RoyalsPrince Harry