As the nation commemorated Remembrance Sunday and Armistice Day last week, Princess Kate stepped into a major role for the first time, solidifying her role as a senior member of the royal family . The Princess of Wales led the nation as it fell silent at 11am on November 11 to remember the war dead. Kate was at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire to mark Armistice Day, where she laid a wreath for the first time and met the families of serving military personnel as well as veterans.