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To remember all those killed in conflicts
- Since 1919, on the second Sunday of November (otherwise known as Remembrance Sunday), a two-minute silence is held at 11am at war memorials, cenotaphs, religious services and shopping centres throughout the country to remember all those killed in conflicts.
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Nov 14, 2021 · The nation has fallen silent as it remembers those who died in past conflicts this Remembrance Sunday. The Queen did not attend the service at London's Cenotaph after spraining her back. A...
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National two-minute silence takes place to remember those who died in conflict
Remembrance Sunday 2022
Remembrance Sunday 2022
A national two-minute silence led by His Majesty The King will take place across the UK today as the National Service of Remembrance at the Cenotaph takes place to remember all those who have died in conflict since the First World War.
As well as the two-minute silence taking place at 11am, wreaths will be laid by Members of the Royal Family, senior politicians and faith representatives at the Cenotaph. Approximately 10,000 Royal British Legion veterans, representing 300 different Armed Forces and civilian organisations, will take part in the March Past; they will be joined by an estimated 10,000 members of the public who will line Whitehall to watch the service.
Among those marching will be 100-year-old Second World War veterans and those who served in recent conflicts including in Afghanistan. 400 members of the South Atlantic Medal Association will march past the Cenotaph to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Falklands War. They will also be joined by bereaved family members with the youngest marcher aged eight years old.
The first official Armistice Day events were subsequently held in the grounds of the Palace on the morning of 11 November 1919, [5] which included a two-minute silence at 11am as a mark of respect for those who died in the war and those left behind. [6]
Nov 14, 2021 · Reuters. All over the UK, people fell silent, including England manager Gareth Southgate alongside his players. Why do we hold a two-minute silence? The first two-minute silence in Britain...
Remembrance Sunday, in the United Kingdom, holiday held on the second Sunday of November that commemorates British service members who have died in wars and other military conflicts since the onset of World War I. By tradition, a two-minute period of silence is observed throughout the country at 11 AM.
Nov 13, 2022 · Remembrance Sunday: King Charles leads London service for the first time as monarch as nation falls silent. Hundreds of veterans and members of the Armed Forces looked on as the new monarch...
