Remembrance Day without Queen

Queen Elizabeth II missed out on the Remembrance Sunday service in London to pay tribute to Britain's war dead because she sprained her back, Buckingham Palace said on Sunday.

Other royals and politicians led Sunday's ceremony in London's Whitehall, with hundreds of military personnel and veterans lined up around the Cenotaph memorial. The service was widely expected to be her first public appearance after canceling events in recent weeks on doctors’ advice.  In World War II, the queen served as a army driver and mechanic, and attaches great importance to Remembrance Sunday, a solemn ceremony to remember the sacrifices made by fallen servicemen and women.