Remembrance Sunday
The Nation fell silent in respect to the Country’s war dead yesterday in a Remembrance Sunday service led by the Prince of Wales.
Prince Charles laid the Queen’s wreath at the Cenotaph, and a two-minute silence took place at 11.00 a.m. It is the first time in The Queen’s Reign that she did not lay a wreath, passing the duty instead along to Prince Charles
The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh observed the service from a balcony this time, alongside the Duchess of Cornwall,
as did The Duchess of Cambridge and The Countess of Wessex
while Senior Members of the Royal Family
and Political Leaders (past and present) also laid wreaths.
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Millions of People Fell Silent At 11.00 a.m. Today To Remember The Nation’s War Dead To Mark Armistice Day.
Big Ben Which Has Been Silent Since August For Repair Work Chimed Once Again At 11.00 a.m. In Whitehall, a service of remembrance was held at the Cenotaph, where a two-minute silence was observed.
Events have also been held around the Country
(and the World)
to mark the 99th Anniversary of the end of World War One.
Later, the Queen joined other members of the Royal Family at the Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance in the Royal Albert Hall.
The National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire also hosted a poignant outdoor service of
remembrance within the walls of the Armed Forces Memorial, to remember the fallen.