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| Nation to remember war dead on Armistice Day | Nation to remember war dead on Armistice Day |
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| A two-minute silence will be observed across the UK later to remember the nation's war dead. | A two-minute silence will be observed across the UK later to remember the nation's war dead. |
| It starts at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month - the time in 1918 when the guns finally fell silent along the Western Front. | It starts at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month - the time in 1918 when the guns finally fell silent along the Western Front. |
| Veterans will join serving armed forces personnel at the Cenotaph in London. | Veterans will join serving armed forces personnel at the Cenotaph in London. |
| Services will be held at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire, and at military bases, schools, town halls and churches across the country. | Services will be held at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire, and at military bases, schools, town halls and churches across the country. |
| Armistice Day follows similar ceremonies on Remembrance Sunday to pay tribute to all those who died in World Wars One and Two and in every conflict since. | Armistice Day follows similar ceremonies on Remembrance Sunday to pay tribute to all those who died in World Wars One and Two and in every conflict since. |
| In Pictures: Remembrance Sunday | In Pictures: Remembrance Sunday |
| In commemorations across the UK on Armistice Day: | In commemorations across the UK on Armistice Day: |
| The Queen led commemorations on Remembrance Sunday, but she will spend Armistice Day privately at Buckingham Palace with other members of the Royal Family. | The Queen led commemorations on Remembrance Sunday, but she will spend Armistice Day privately at Buckingham Palace with other members of the Royal Family. |
| The Princess Royal will attend the ceremony at the National Memorial Arboretum in Alrewas, Staffs. | The Princess Royal will attend the ceremony at the National Memorial Arboretum in Alrewas, Staffs. |
| The arboretum's Portland stone memorial is designed so that on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, a shaft of sunlight dissects its inner and outer walls, falling on a bronze wreath sculpture. | The arboretum's Portland stone memorial is designed so that on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, a shaft of sunlight dissects its inner and outer walls, falling on a bronze wreath sculpture. |
| The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall attended a Remembrance Day ceremony in Canberra, as part of their current tour of Australia and New Zealand. | The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall attended a Remembrance Day ceremony in Canberra, as part of their current tour of Australia and New Zealand. |
| The Prince of Wales met Malcolm Turnbull, the Australian prime minister who once led the campaign for the country to abandon the monarchy. | The Prince of Wales met Malcolm Turnbull, the Australian prime minister who once led the campaign for the country to abandon the monarchy. |
| Later on Wednesday, 19 British veterans will be presented with France's highest honour, the Légion d'honneur. | Later on Wednesday, 19 British veterans will be presented with France's highest honour, the Légion d'honneur. |
| The ceremony - to be held at the French ambassador's residence in London - is the latest in a series since the 70th anniversary of D-Day, when French President François Hollande pledged to honour all those British veterans who had helped his country during World War Two. | The ceremony - to be held at the French ambassador's residence in London - is the latest in a series since the 70th anniversary of D-Day, when French President François Hollande pledged to honour all those British veterans who had helped his country during World War Two. |
| Ambassador Sylvie Bermann said it was France's way of "thanking them for their tremendous service". | Ambassador Sylvie Bermann said it was France's way of "thanking them for their tremendous service". |
| "Just as today we remember the fallen of the First World War, so we shall never forget the courage of those who fought for France's liberation over 70 years ago. To them, France owes its freedom," she added. | "Just as today we remember the fallen of the First World War, so we shall never forget the courage of those who fought for France's liberation over 70 years ago. To them, France owes its freedom," she added. |
| Armistice Day | Armistice Day |
| 100 years of remembrance: From World War One to today | 100 years of remembrance: From World War One to today |
| Did one man's vision shape the way we remember our war dead? | Did one man's vision shape the way we remember our war dead? |
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