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The Queen is to lead the Remembrance Sunday commemorations at the Cenotaph in London's Whitehall. A Remembrance Sunday service has been held at Camp Bastion in the Afghan province of Helmand, where 93 service personnel have died this year.
Later the Queen is to lead the Remembrance Sunday commemorations at the Cenotaph in London's Whitehall.
Representatives from the Commonwealth will join Prime Minister Gordon Brown, military leaders and religious heads for a service and military march-past.Representatives from the Commonwealth will join Prime Minister Gordon Brown, military leaders and religious heads for a service and military march-past.
A two-minute silence will be held at 1100 GMT to remember the UK's war dead.A two-minute silence will be held at 1100 GMT to remember the UK's war dead.
A Remembrance Sunday service has already begun at Camp Bastion in the Afghan province of Helmand, where 93 service personnel have died this year.
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That conflict is likely to be the focus of events along with tributes to the dead of two world wars. Some 2,000 British servicemen and women gathered on a dusty windblown patch of open ground at the camp in Afghanistan to join in prayer, lay wreaths and remember fellow soldiers killed serving their country.
Following the two-minute silence at the Cenotaph, the Queen will lay the first wreath, followed by the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Harry - on behalf of the Prince of Wales, who is carrying out official duties in Canada - Prince William, the Duke of York, the Earl of Wessex, the Princess Royal and the Duke of Kent. One padre spoke of the dangers of glamorising war and another urged leaders of nations to shape a better world through "wisdom, humility and a common love for peace".
The conflict in Afghanistan is likely to be the focus of events later in the day, along with tributes to the dead of two world wars.
After the two-minute silence at the Cenotaph, the Queen will lay the first wreath, followed by the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Harry - on behalf of the Prince of Wales, who is carrying out official duties in Canada - Prince William, the Duke of York, the Earl of Wessex, the Princess Royal and the Duke of Kent.
They will be followed by Mr Brown, Conservative leader David Cameron, Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg, Foreign Secretary David Miliband, high commissioners from the Commonwealth and defence chiefs.They will be followed by Mr Brown, Conservative leader David Cameron, Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg, Foreign Secretary David Miliband, high commissioners from the Commonwealth and defence chiefs.
We live in a fallen world where evil exists and it is the obligation of all good people to confront evil and to defeat it where they can Padre Mark ChristianWe live in a fallen world where evil exists and it is the obligation of all good people to confront evil and to defeat it where they can Padre Mark Christian
Some 7,500 ex-service personnel and 1,600 civilians are also expected to march past the Cenotaph.Some 7,500 ex-service personnel and 1,600 civilians are also expected to march past the Cenotaph.
In Cyprus a memorial is being unveiled to commemorate 371 British servicemen killed there from 1955 to 1959.In Cyprus a memorial is being unveiled to commemorate 371 British servicemen killed there from 1955 to 1959.
They were killed by Greek Cypriot Eoka-B terrorists fighting for independence. About 400 relatives and veterans of that campaign will attend the ceremony, which will be conducted by the Bishop of Cyprus and the Gulf in the presence of the British High Commissioner. They were killed by members of a Greek Cypriot Eoka-B terror group fighting for independence.
About 400 relatives and veterans of that campaign will attend the ceremony, which will be conducted by the Bishop of Cyprus and the Gulf in the presence of the British High Commissioner.
As part of the UK's commemorations, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, will address the Catterick Garrison in North Yorkshire.As part of the UK's commemorations, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, will address the Catterick Garrison in North Yorkshire.
And in Cleethorpes, the family of Guardsman James Major are expected to attend a procession to the town's cenotaph, for a wreath-laying ceremony.And in Cleethorpes, the family of Guardsman James Major are expected to attend a procession to the town's cenotaph, for a wreath-laying ceremony.
He was one of the five British soldiers killed in an attack by an Afghan police officer earlier this week.He was one of the five British soldiers killed in an attack by an Afghan police officer earlier this week.
There will also be a ceremony in Grimsby, home to Sgt Matthew Telford, who was another of those killed in that incident.There will also be a ceremony in Grimsby, home to Sgt Matthew Telford, who was another of those killed in that incident.
A procession will take place up to the town's cenotaph where Sgt Telford's youngest son, four-year-old Harry, will lay a wreath.A procession will take place up to the town's cenotaph where Sgt Telford's youngest son, four-year-old Harry, will lay a wreath.
And in Northern Ireland, a ceremony will be held at Belfast City Hall.And in Northern Ireland, a ceremony will be held at Belfast City Hall.
Meanwhile, the senior chaplain in Helmand province said British soldiers in Afghanistan should be prepared to die in a "fight against the evil of fundamentalism".Meanwhile, the senior chaplain in Helmand province said British soldiers in Afghanistan should be prepared to die in a "fight against the evil of fundamentalism".
Speaking ahead of Remembrance Sunday, Padre Mark Christian said killing "to defeat evil" was "morally permissible".Speaking ahead of Remembrance Sunday, Padre Mark Christian said killing "to defeat evil" was "morally permissible".
'Fallen world''Fallen world'
Mr Christian, senior padre of Task Force Helmand, 11 Light Brigade, will lead the Remembrance Sunday service in Lashkar Gah when hundreds of soldiers will gather to remember the fallen.Mr Christian, senior padre of Task Force Helmand, 11 Light Brigade, will lead the Remembrance Sunday service in Lashkar Gah when hundreds of soldiers will gather to remember the fallen.
He said: "In a perfect world, the world that God intended for us, we would all live at peace with each other.He said: "In a perfect world, the world that God intended for us, we would all live at peace with each other.
"But we don't live in that world, we live in a fallen world where evil exists and it is the obligation of all good people to confront evil and to defeat it where they can."But we don't live in that world, we live in a fallen world where evil exists and it is the obligation of all good people to confront evil and to defeat it where they can.
"Unfortunately that necessitates us in doing things like killing, which in the abstract is wrong."Unfortunately that necessitates us in doing things like killing, which in the abstract is wrong.
"But when you are doing that to defeat a greater evil I think it is morally permissible but it requires our soldiers to have a very, very high degree of understanding of morality.""But when you are doing that to defeat a greater evil I think it is morally permissible but it requires our soldiers to have a very, very high degree of understanding of morality."
The night before, the sacrifices of UK troops in Afghanistan were commemorated by guests including the Queen and Gordon Brown at the Festival of Remembrance in London.The night before, the sacrifices of UK troops in Afghanistan were commemorated by guests including the Queen and Gordon Brown at the Festival of Remembrance in London.
During the festival, held at the Royal Albert Hall, those lost in both world wars were also remembered.During the festival, held at the Royal Albert Hall, those lost in both world wars were also remembered.
The Muslim Council of Britain has published a Remembrance Day report highlighting the contribution of Muslims to the country's armed force and urging that their sacrifices should be recalled in the day's ceremonies.The Muslim Council of Britain has published a Remembrance Day report highlighting the contribution of Muslims to the country's armed force and urging that their sacrifices should be recalled in the day's ceremonies.
It insists that although many Muslims disagreed with the government's decision to send soldiers to fight in Afghanistan and Iraq, they nevertheless supported the troops.It insists that although many Muslims disagreed with the government's decision to send soldiers to fight in Afghanistan and Iraq, they nevertheless supported the troops.