[imagesource: Lee Morgan]

For those out of the loop, here’s some background on Remembrance Day.

Remembrance Day (sometimes known informally as Poppy Day, owing to the tradition of the ‘remembrance poppy’) is a memorial day that has been observed in Britain since the end of the First World War.

It is held to honour the members of the armed forces who have died in the line of duty, the Royal Family attends various events, and it is always a sombre affair.

Members of the Family will participate in the memorial by laying wreaths of poppies on the Cenotaph war memorial in London.

This year, Charles and William did the honours, while the Queen, Kate, and Camilla watched from the balcony.

Harry, as you probably know, was in Los Angeles with Meghan, which brings us to the latest drama in the alleged feud between the couple and the Family.

Let’s not forget the feud between William and Harry, while we’re at it.

Over to The Daily Beast:

The Sunday Times said that Harry made a “personal request” to Buckingham Palace to have the wreath [in his name] laid, but that his wish was denied by courtiers (the queen was reportedly kept out of the loop) on the grounds that he is no longer representing the monarchy.

Harry was supposedly “deeply saddened” by the decision, which everyone views as confirmation that he now has no ceremonial role in the Family.

The couple did step down as Senior Royals, though, so it’s not that surprising.

Let’s check out the Royal Family paying their respects:

The Queen seems to be moving a little slower than usual.

It looks like there was a wreath set aside for Harry, but it was abandoned and later found at the Royal British Legion’s Kent HQ:

The new pictures of the abandoned wreath, which was made by the British Legion, the charitable organization for veterans, emerged after Harry’s team in LA stoked the fire of the feud on Sunday afternoon by sending out photographs of Harry and Meghan somberly surveying a vast field of war graves at Los Angeles National Cemetery.

Meghan and Harry said that they wanted to honour the dead in their own way.

Their tribute was captured in a series of images:

The flowers that they’re holding were picked from Meghan’s garden.

Naturally, the criticism started rolling in, with Piers Morgan throwing his two cents into the conversation, calling the photos released by the Duke and Duchess a “distasteful PR stunt”.

Thanks, Piers, as always you contributed nothing to the conversation that we haven’t heard from you before.

Harry spent 10 years in the army, has set up a charity for war veterans, and completed two tours of Iraq, so I reckon he has a right to commemorate fallen soldiers.

This feud is not, and never has been, a zero-sum game. There are no winners. Instead, it is turning into a universally damaging war of attrition.

As each side lashes out at the other, they succeed only in steeling their adversary’s resolve—and making themselves look increasingly petty and self-centered.

Yeah, it’s getting silly now.

Do us all a favour, calm down, and move on, if only so that we don’t have to hear Piers rant about it.

[source:dailybeast]