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| Armistice Day: Nation remembers war dead | Armistice Day: Nation remembers war dead |
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| A two-minute silence has been observed across the UK to remember the nation's war dead on Armistice Day. | A two-minute silence has been observed across the UK to remember the nation's war dead on Armistice Day. |
| The silence began at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month - the time in 1918 when the guns fell silent along the Western Front in Europe. | The silence began at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month - the time in 1918 when the guns fell silent along the Western Front in Europe. |
| War memorials, offices, schools, town halls, and churches all hosted events. | War memorials, offices, schools, town halls, and churches all hosted events. |
| The Princess Royal was at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire, while veterans and serving personnel laid wreaths at the Cenotaph in London. | The Princess Royal was at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire, while veterans and serving personnel laid wreaths at the Cenotaph in London. |
| In pictures: Armistice Day commemorations | In pictures: Armistice Day commemorations |
| Trafalgar Square fills to remember the fallen | Trafalgar Square fills to remember the fallen |
| In commemorations across the UK on Armistice Day: | In commemorations across the UK on Armistice Day: |
| 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. |
| The Queen led commemorations on Remembrance Sunday, but she is spending Armistice Day privately at Buckingham Palace with other members of the Royal Family. | The Queen led commemorations on Remembrance Sunday, but she is spending Armistice Day privately at Buckingham Palace with other members of the Royal Family. |
| Military representatives joined Princess Anne at the National Memorial Arboretum. Its 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. | Military representatives joined Princess Anne at the National Memorial Arboretum. Its 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. |
| At the scene | At the scene |
| Liz Jackson, BBC News, in Trafalgar Square | Liz Jackson, BBC News, in Trafalgar Square |
| The crowds gathered under cloudy skies for the Royal British Legion's Silence in the Square event - they were made up of schoolchildren, ex-service personnel and passers-by who stopped to commemorate Armistice Day. | The crowds gathered under cloudy skies for the Royal British Legion's Silence in the Square event - they were made up of schoolchildren, ex-service personnel and passers-by who stopped to commemorate Armistice Day. |
| The event was marked by a contrast of upbeat songs from the London Community Gospel Choir and a sombre reading of the poem, Remember Me, by actress Miranda Raison. | The event was marked by a contrast of upbeat songs from the London Community Gospel Choir and a sombre reading of the poem, Remember Me, by actress Miranda Raison. |
| The importance of remembrance was brought home when actor Bernard Cribbins, an ex-serviceman himself, gave a moving reading of Rudyard Kipling's poem, Tommy. | The importance of remembrance was brought home when actor Bernard Cribbins, an ex-serviceman himself, gave a moving reading of Rudyard Kipling's poem, Tommy. |
| Big screens allowed hundreds gathered at the edge of the square to see the events close up. | Big screens allowed hundreds gathered at the edge of the square to see the events close up. |
| Pop group the Overtones did not let technical problems on the stage stall them, continuing their performance a capella. | Pop group the Overtones did not let technical problems on the stage stall them, continuing their performance a capella. |
| Raymond Champion, 79, from London, served in the Army Catering Corps in World War Two. | Raymond Champion, 79, from London, served in the Army Catering Corps in World War Two. |
| "I knew people who never came home," he said. "People forget, they don't know what they are letting go. They should respect the people that fought for their freedoms." | "I knew people who never came home," he said. "People forget, they don't know what they are letting go. They should respect the people that fought for their freedoms." |
| 'I knew people who never came home' | 'I knew people who never came home' |
| The Last Post: read about the story behind the Remembrance melody | The Last Post: read about the story behind the Remembrance melody |
| 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. |
| Meanwhile, 19 British veterans were presented with France's highest distinction, the Légion d'honneur. | |
| The ceremony - at the French ambassador's residence in London - was 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 - at the French ambassador's residence in London - was 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". |
| 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? |
| Did you observe today's two minutes silence to mark Armistice Day? Let us know about your experiences. Email haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk. | Did you observe today's two minutes silence to mark Armistice Day? Let us know about your experiences. Email haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk. |
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