US EditionKing to lead nation in two-minute silence during Remembrance Sunday service at the Cenotaph
- On Sunday, King Charles III will lead a two-minute silence at the Cenotaph in London, beginning at 11am.
- Organisers said the events exist to remember those who served and renew a promise to uphold the values they fought for, marking eighty years since the end of the Second World War.
- Among those attending are about 10,000 armed forces veterans and about 20 Second World War veterans, including Donald Poole, Sid Machin, and Eileen Marshall, one of three female WWII veterans expected to march this year.
- The Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance at Royal Albert Hall will be broadcast at 9pm on BBC One, featuring Sir Rod Stewart, Sam Ryder, Keala Settle, and Prince George, 12-year-old, attending for the first time.
- Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said Remembrance Sunday allows Britain to 'pause as a nation to honour all those who have served' and pledged ongoing support for veterans and their families.
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Express & StarKing leads nation in honouring the country’s war dead on Remembrance Sunday
The King has led the nation in honouring those who have died in conflict on Remembrance Sunday at a ceremony attended by thousands of veterans.
King Charles leads Remembrance Sunday 80 years since WWII
King Charles III led Britain in a poignant two-minute silence at the Cenotaph in Whitehall this morning, Sunday, November 9, for Remembrance Sunday, exactly 80 years after the end of the Second World War. At the 11th hour, the nation fell silent to honour the fallen, in a century-old tradition first observed by King George V in 1919. Dressed in the ceremonial uniform of a field marshal with… Source
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King Charles III leads Britain's Remembrance Sunday ceremony for war dead
King Charles III has led Britain’s annual ceremony of remembrance for war dead in London. Thousands of military personnel, veterans and members of the public gathered for the somber ceremony at the Cenotaph war memorial.
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