THE DUKE and Duchess of Sussex joined members of the armed forces to mark Remembrance Day.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle visited Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Jersey, the US, to reflect on the day of commemoration in the UK and Veterans Day in the US.
During the visit, the Duke and Duchess met with service members and their partners.
The couple also attended the Intrepid Museum’s gala, honouring serving members and their families before going to the Joint Base McGuire’s-Dix-Lakehurst - the Department of Defence’s only tri-service base.
Over 46,000 members of the armed forces and their families live and on the base.
Prince Harry and Meghan also hosted a luncheon with service members from all six branches of the US military.
A spokesman for the Archewell Foundation said Prince Harry and Meghan have “committed themselves to remembering, reflecting and honouring service members, veterans, and military families from around the world”.
“Throughout their visit, they discuss mental health, the value of community and living a life of service,” the spokesman said.
The Duke spent ten years in the British army, which included two frontline tours of Afghanistan.
He passed his Regular Commissions Board - the qualification necessary to train at Sandhurst - in September 2004.
After completing a period of work experience, he entered The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in May 2005 to begin his training as an officer cadet.
During the 44-week training course, Harry was known as Officer Cadet Wales.
In January 2006, Clarence House announced that Harry was to join the Blues and Royals.
Following the successful completion of the Troop Leaders’ Course, he was commissioned as an army officer on in April 2006.
In 2008, The Ministry of Defence confirmed that Harry had been serving with the British Army in Helmand, Afghanistan, for more than two months.
Later that year, he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant with The Household Cavalry.
He eventually rose to the rank of captain.
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