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| Ceremonies are taking place across the UK to remember the servicemen and women who lost their lives in all past and current armed conflicts. | Ceremonies are taking place across the UK to remember the servicemen and women who lost their lives in all past and current armed conflicts. |
| The Queen led Remembrance Sunday tributes at the Cenotaph in London. Simon Brown, who lost an eye while serving in Iraq, will lead the parade. | The Queen led Remembrance Sunday tributes at the Cenotaph in London. Simon Brown, who lost an eye while serving in Iraq, will lead the parade. |
| Troops on active service in Iraq and Afghanistan have also held services. | Troops on active service in Iraq and Afghanistan have also held services. |
| This year's events fall just two days before the 90th anniversary of the armistice - the end of World War I. | This year's events fall just two days before the 90th anniversary of the armistice - the end of World War I. |
| Thousands of veterans assembled on Horse Guards Parade before marching past the Cenotaph. | Thousands of veterans assembled on Horse Guards Parade before marching past the Cenotaph. |
| After the commemoration of Britain's war dead began, with a gun blast and two minutes' silence on Whitehall, the Queen laid the first wreath of poppies. | After the commemoration of Britain's war dead began, with a gun blast and two minutes' silence on Whitehall, the Queen laid the first wreath of poppies. |
| She was followed by her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, and then the Prince of Wales and Prince William. | She was followed by her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, and then the Prince of Wales and Prince William. |
| 'Tribute' | 'Tribute' |
| Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Foreign Secretary David Miliband and opposition party leaders also laid wreaths. | Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Foreign Secretary David Miliband and opposition party leaders also laid wreaths. |
| Almost 900,000 men and women in the British armed forces died during the conflict, which was meant to be the war to end all wars. | Almost 900,000 men and women in the British armed forces died during the conflict, which was meant to be the war to end all wars. |
| The ceremony at the Cenotaph in Whitehall took place 90 years to the minute since the ceasefire. | |
| The oldest surviving veteran, Henry Allingham, 112, paid tribute to his fallen comrades on Wednesday at the centre near Brighton of the St Dunstan's charity, which provides support to blind ex-servicemen and women. | The oldest surviving veteran, Henry Allingham, 112, paid tribute to his fallen comrades on Wednesday at the centre near Brighton of the St Dunstan's charity, which provides support to blind ex-servicemen and women. |
| The Prince of Wales, a Colonel in the Welsh Guards, is due to take part in the regiment's remembrance event at the Guards' Chapel in central London before presenting medals and laying a wreath at the Guards' Memorial. It's important to keep remembering, and it's not just limited to the First or Second World War Des FeelyFather of Corporal Sarah Bryant | The Prince of Wales, a Colonel in the Welsh Guards, is due to take part in the regiment's remembrance event at the Guards' Chapel in central London before presenting medals and laying a wreath at the Guards' Memorial. It's important to keep remembering, and it's not just limited to the First or Second World War Des FeelyFather of Corporal Sarah Bryant |
| Elsewhere in the capital, live performances will take place in Trafalgar Square for the 90th Anniversary: the Silence in the Square event will include a reading by actor John Hurt of the poem Do not stand at my grave and weep. | Elsewhere in the capital, live performances will take place in Trafalgar Square for the 90th Anniversary: the Silence in the Square event will include a reading by actor John Hurt of the poem Do not stand at my grave and weep. |
| Remembrance services are also being held at the Welsh National War Memorial in Cardiff, Glasgow's George Square and Belfast's City Hall . | Remembrance services are also being held at the Welsh National War Memorial in Cardiff, Glasgow's George Square and Belfast's City Hall . |
| In Belfast, the event at the Cenotaph will be led by the High Sheriff, councillor Margaret McKenzie. | In Belfast, the event at the Cenotaph will be led by the High Sheriff, councillor Margaret McKenzie. |
| Des Feely, the father of the first female British soldier killed in Afghanistan, was due to lay a wreath in her honour at a ceremony in Carlisle's city centre. | Des Feely, the father of the first female British soldier killed in Afghanistan, was due to lay a wreath in her honour at a ceremony in Carlisle's city centre. |
| Corporal Sarah Bryant, 26, was killed on duty in June in a roadside explosion near Lashkar Gah, in the south of the country.Advertisement | Corporal Sarah Bryant, 26, was killed on duty in June in a roadside explosion near Lashkar Gah, in the south of the country.Advertisement |
| Remembrance services in London, Iraq and Afghanistan | Remembrance services in London, Iraq and Afghanistan |
| Mr Feely said: "I felt it was quite an honour to do this on Sarah's behalf and on behalf of all the soldiers that have been killed. | Mr Feely said: "I felt it was quite an honour to do this on Sarah's behalf and on behalf of all the soldiers that have been killed. |
| "It's important to keep remembering, and it's not just limited to the First or Second World War. There are ongoing sustained casualties in Iraq and Afghanistan. | "It's important to keep remembering, and it's not just limited to the First or Second World War. There are ongoing sustained casualties in Iraq and Afghanistan. |
| "It highlights the fact that for people here in this country, their way of life - freedom of speech, freedom of movement - is still being preserved through the actions of others." | "It highlights the fact that for people here in this country, their way of life - freedom of speech, freedom of movement - is still being preserved through the actions of others." |
| Meanwhile, Arthur Hillman, a 98-year-old World War II veteran, is attending his first Remembrance Sunday parade. | Meanwhile, Arthur Hillman, a 98-year-old World War II veteran, is attending his first Remembrance Sunday parade. |
| The survivor, from Trowbridge, Wiltshire, has never attended Poppy Day services before now because he did not see himself as a war hero and because he preferred to stay at home to look after his wife. | The survivor, from Trowbridge, Wiltshire, has never attended Poppy Day services before now because he did not see himself as a war hero and because he preferred to stay at home to look after his wife. |
| The Desert Rat, who fought in the battles of El Alamein and Monte Cassino, has now agreed to attend a remembrance service at St James's Church in Trowbridge. | The Desert Rat, who fought in the battles of El Alamein and Monte Cassino, has now agreed to attend a remembrance service at St James's Church in Trowbridge. |
| "I never did anything heroic like rescuing soldiers or anything like that," he said. "I'm determined and a very independent person but I'm also quite modest and that's partly the reason why I didn't wear the medals." | "I never did anything heroic like rescuing soldiers or anything like that," he said. "I'm determined and a very independent person but I'm also quite modest and that's partly the reason why I didn't wear the medals." |
| 'Pause and reflect' | 'Pause and reflect' |
| A Remembrance Day ceremony has already taken place in Afghanistan's largest military base, in Kandahar. | A Remembrance Day ceremony has already taken place in Afghanistan's largest military base, in Kandahar. |
| Approximately 2,000 British servicemen and women are stationed there. | Approximately 2,000 British servicemen and women are stationed there. |
| The BBC's Ian Pannell in Afghanistan said in the 12 months since the last Remembrance Sunday service, 39 British men and women have died while serving their country. | The BBC's Ian Pannell in Afghanistan said in the 12 months since the last Remembrance Sunday service, 39 British men and women have died while serving their country. |
| Of the personnel at the service, he said: "This really was a time for them to pause and reflect. There was the last call; there were two minutes of silence. There were a number of hymns and also prayers delivered to those who lost their lives." | Of the personnel at the service, he said: "This really was a time for them to pause and reflect. There was the last call; there were two minutes of silence. There were a number of hymns and also prayers delivered to those who lost their lives." |
| Last night, the Queen and members of the Royal Family attended the Royal British Legion's Festival of Remembrance at London's Royal Albert Hall. | Last night, the Queen and members of the Royal Family attended the Royal British Legion's Festival of Remembrance at London's Royal Albert Hall. |
| The event included the traditional two-minute silence as thousands of poppy petals fell from the roof of the venue, each representing a life lost in war. | The event included the traditional two-minute silence as thousands of poppy petals fell from the roof of the venue, each representing a life lost in war. |
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