The 100th Anniversary of the beginning of the Battle of the Somme 2016

Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge walk past names of the missing on Thiepval Memorial during Somme Centenary Commemorations

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge meets British and French school children by war graves following the wreath laying, during the Commemoration of the Centenary of the Battle of the Somme at the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Thiepval Memoria on July 1, 2016 in Thiepval, France. The event is part of the Commemoration of the Centenary of the Battle of the Somme at the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Thiepval Memorial in Thiepval, France, where 70,000 British and Commonwealth soldiers with no known grave are commemorated. 

Prince Harry, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and Prince William, Duke of Cambridge attend a service to mark the 100th anniversary of the beginning of the Battle of the Somme at the Thiepval memorial to the Missing on July 1, 2016 in Thiepval, France. The event is part of the Commemoration of the Centenary of the Battle of the Somme at the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Thiepval Memorial in Thiepval,

Prince Harry and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge attend a service to mark the 100th anniversary of the beginning of the Battle of the Somme at the Thiepval memorial to the Missing

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and Prince William, Duke of Cambridge chat with a soldier during the 100th anniversary of the beginning of the Battle of the Somme at the Thiepval memorial to the Missing