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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. | A two-minute silence has been observed across the UK to remember the nation's war dead. |
| It began 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 in Europe. | It began 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 in Europe. |
| Veterans joined armed forces personnel at the Cenotaph in London. | Veterans joined armed forces personnel at the Cenotaph in London. |
| And services were held at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire, and at military bases, schools, town halls and churches. | And services were held at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire, and at military bases, schools, town halls and churches. |
| 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 commemorations across the UK on Armistice Day: | In commemorations across the UK on Armistice Day: |
| 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. |
| The Princess Royal attended the ceremony at the National Memorial Arboretum in Alrewas, Staffordshire. | The Princess Royal attended the ceremony at the National Memorial Arboretum in Alrewas, Staffordshire. |
| 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. |
| 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-servicemen 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-servicemen 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 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 acapella. | Pop group the Overtones did not let technical problems on the stage stall them, continuing their performance acapella. |
| 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." |
| 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". |
| 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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