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Remembrance Sunday: UK falls silent to commemorate war dead Remembrance Sunday: UK falls silent to commemorate war dead
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The UK fell silent in tribute to service personnel who have died during conflicts, as part of the annual Remembrance Sunday service.The UK fell silent in tribute to service personnel who have died during conflicts, as part of the annual Remembrance Sunday service.
A two-minute silence was observed, before the Queen laid the first wreath at the Cenotaph in central London.A two-minute silence was observed, before the Queen laid the first wreath at the Cenotaph in central London.
The monarch joined more than 10,000 veterans and civilians, who then marched past the monument.The monarch joined more than 10,000 veterans and civilians, who then marched past the monument.
Services also took place at memorials across the UK, in Commonwealth countries and at military bases abroad.Services also took place at memorials across the UK, in Commonwealth countries and at military bases abroad.
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The crowds gathered in central London stood quietly as Big Ben struck 11:00 GMT.The crowds gathered in central London stood quietly as Big Ben struck 11:00 GMT.
The beginning and end of the silence was marked with the firing of a round by the King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery, using a 13-pounder World War One gun.The beginning and end of the silence was marked with the firing of a round by the King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery, using a 13-pounder World War One gun.
The monarch then laid her wreath at the foot of the monument, the focal point of the UK's Remembrance Sunday events since World War One, bowing her head after paying her respects.The monarch then laid her wreath at the foot of the monument, the focal point of the UK's Remembrance Sunday events since World War One, bowing her head after paying her respects.
On a sunny but crisp autumn day, the Duke of Edinburgh, the Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry laid wreaths.On a sunny but crisp autumn day, the Duke of Edinburgh, the Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry laid wreaths.
Prime Minister David Cameron was next to pay his respects, followed by Labour leader Ed Miliband and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg.Prime Minister David Cameron was next to pay his respects, followed by Labour leader Ed Miliband and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg.
Former prime ministers Sir John Major, Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, along with London Mayor Boris Johnson, also took part in the ceremony.Former prime ministers Sir John Major, Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, along with London Mayor Boris Johnson, also took part in the ceremony.
The assembled marchers - who for the first time included representatives of a World War Two unit known as "Churchill's Secret Army" - then set off down Whitehall.The assembled marchers - who for the first time included representatives of a World War Two unit known as "Churchill's Secret Army" - then set off down Whitehall.
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Among those who marched past the Cenotaph for the first time, were 41 members of the British Resistance Movement - known as Churchill's Secret Army or the Coleshill Auxiliaries - volunteer fighters charged with going underground to continue the fight in the event of a German invasion of Britain in World War Two.Among those who marched past the Cenotaph for the first time, were 41 members of the British Resistance Movement - known as Churchill's Secret Army or the Coleshill Auxiliaries - volunteer fighters charged with going underground to continue the fight in the event of a German invasion of Britain in World War Two.
Ahead of the service, George Batt, national secretary of the Normandy Veterans Association who fought on D-Day, said Remembrance Sunday was a time for reflection. John Brunel Cohen, a D-Day veteran, was among those who gathered in London.
"We'll be remembering all our mates that we left behind out there who paid the supreme sacrifice. And today, really, brings home the sadness of it all. And I must say, the stupidity of war," he said. "The whole parade is very thought provoking, evocative and emotive," he said. "To march through the streets of London cheered by thousands is an experience however often you've done it."
Col Matt Jackson, who was attending his first service at the Cenotaph, said the experience was "hugely humbling".
"During the two-minute silence, you could see the thought process behind everybody about what they were doing and the remembrance and what it obviously meant to a number of individuals," he said.
"You couldn't hear a thing, other than the leaves in the background."
Kerry Ashworth, whose son James was killed in Afghanistan last year and was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for bravery, said it was a special day.Kerry Ashworth, whose son James was killed in Afghanistan last year and was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for bravery, said it was a special day.
"The job that they do is so hard and so tough and when somebody loses their life, it's just one little thing that you can do just to remember them for a few minutes," she said."The job that they do is so hard and so tough and when somebody loses their life, it's just one little thing that you can do just to remember them for a few minutes," she said.