Showing posts with label Remembrance Sunday 2022. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Remembrance Sunday 2022. Show all posts

Sunday, November 13, 2022

Remembrance Sunday: King Leads Nation as UK Falls Silent to Honour War Dead

REUTERS

BBC: The UK has fallen silent on Remembrance Sunday as the King leads the nation in honouring servicemen and women who died in past conflicts.

A national two-minute silence was held at 11:00 GMT, with similar ceremonies at war memorials across the country.

The silence was tolled by Big Ben, marking its official return to use.

King Charles then laid a wreath at London's Cenotaph - the first time he has done so as monarch, following the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth II.

Other royals, including the Prince of Wales, the Earl of Wessex and the Princess Royal also laid wreaths, along with the prime minister and other senior politicians.

Sunday's service, led by the Bishop of London, also features a march past by some 10,000 Royal British Legion veterans, representing 300 different Armed Forces and organisations between them.

Among those taking part are World War Two veterans - fewer in number as each year goes by - and those who have served in more recent conflicts.

The beginning of the silence was marked by Big Ben striking 11 times at 11:00. » | Alex Binley and Andre Rhoden-Paul, BBC News | Sunday, November 13, 2022

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