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| Nation and troops honour war dead | Nation and troops honour war dead |
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| The Queen has led the Remembrance Sunday ceremony commemorating the sacrifices made by Britain's war dead. | The Queen has led the Remembrance Sunday ceremony commemorating the sacrifices made by Britain's war dead. |
| A two-minute silence was held at 1100 GMT, and the Queen laid the first wreath at the Cenotaph memorial in central London. | A two-minute silence was held at 1100 GMT, and the Queen laid the first wreath at the Cenotaph memorial in central London. |
| For the first time Prince William also laid a wreath, as other events took place in the UK, Iraq and Afghanistan. | |
| Britain's oldest war veteran, 111-year-old Henry Allingham, will lay a wreath in northern France. | Britain's oldest war veteran, 111-year-old Henry Allingham, will lay a wreath in northern France. |
| This year Remembrance Sunday falls exactly 89 years after the ending of World War I, Armistice Day. | This year Remembrance Sunday falls exactly 89 years after the ending of World War I, Armistice Day. |
| Afghanistan ceremony | Afghanistan ceremony |
| In Afghanistan, 100 Royal Marines from 40 Commando earlier held a service overlooking the Kajaki dam in Helmand province, a site they have been fighting to protect from the Taleban. | |
| HAVE YOUR SAY Read the names on your local war memorial. Then say thank you. Mark Newdick, Danbury, USA Send us your comments | HAVE YOUR SAY Read the names on your local war memorial. Then say thank you. Mark Newdick, Danbury, USA Send us your comments |
| At 1100 local time - 0630 GMT - a two-minute silence was held. This was followed by the laying of a single wreath at the foot of a wooden cross by the youngest marine present - Robert Worth, who turned 18 two days before he was deployed. | At 1100 local time - 0630 GMT - a two-minute silence was held. This was followed by the laying of a single wreath at the foot of a wooden cross by the youngest marine present - Robert Worth, who turned 18 two days before he was deployed. |
| And with 42 British soldiers having died since the last Remembrance Day, a roll of honour was read out. | And with 42 British soldiers having died since the last Remembrance Day, a roll of honour was read out. |
| At the London ceremony thousands of veterans, many elderly and frail, have gathered to march past the memorial in Whitehall to pay their respects. | At the London ceremony thousands of veterans, many elderly and frail, have gathered to march past the memorial in Whitehall to pay their respects. |
| Other senior royals attending include the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Charles, the Duke of York, the Princess Royal and the Duke of Kent. | Other senior royals attending include the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Charles, the Duke of York, the Princess Royal and the Duke of Kent. |
| We use this time to remember those who have made sacrifices and continue to do so, in order to bring about and maintain our freedom Chris SimpkinsRoyal British Legion | We use this time to remember those who have made sacrifices and continue to do so, in order to bring about and maintain our freedom Chris SimpkinsRoyal British Legion |
| A Clarence House spokeswoman said Prince Harry would be attending a private remembrance service with his regiment. | A Clarence House spokeswoman said Prince Harry would be attending a private remembrance service with his regiment. |
| Princes Charles and Andrew and Princess Anne laid wreaths, as did Edward for the first time. | |
| Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Conservative leader David Cameron, acting leader of the Liberal Democrats Vince Cable, Foreign Secretary David Miliband, Democratic Unionist Party leader Ian Paisley and the Scottish National Party member Angus Robertson also laid wreaths. | |
| Former prime ministers Tony Blair, Baroness Thatcher and Sir John Major, also paid their respects. | |
| More than 40 High Commissioners of Commonwealth countries also laid wreaths at the event, and the ceremony was led by the bishop of London, Richard Chartres. | |
| Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond earlier took part in a special Remembrance service in Sri Lanka. | Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond earlier took part in a special Remembrance service in Sri Lanka. |
| Chris Simpkins, the Royal British Legion's director general, said Remembrance Sunday was one of the most important days in the nation's calendar. | Chris Simpkins, the Royal British Legion's director general, said Remembrance Sunday was one of the most important days in the nation's calendar. |
| He called on everyone to observe the two-minute silence to remember not only those who died in the two world wars, but also those currently fighting in the Middle East. | He called on everyone to observe the two-minute silence to remember not only those who died in the two world wars, but also those currently fighting in the Middle East. |
| Memories | Memories |
| Elsewhere, 200 veterans of the Falklands War have returned to the islands for a service of commemoration in Port Stanley. | Elsewhere, 200 veterans of the Falklands War have returned to the islands for a service of commemoration in Port Stanley. |
| British soldiers in Iraq and other countries are also holding services and parades. | British soldiers in Iraq and other countries are also holding services and parades. |
| The Chief of the Defence staff, Air Chief Marshall Sir Jock Stirrup, sent a message to members of the armed forces. | The Chief of the Defence staff, Air Chief Marshall Sir Jock Stirrup, sent a message to members of the armed forces. |
| "For the great many of you who have served or are serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, the memories of the price paid will be all too fresh. | "For the great many of you who have served or are serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, the memories of the price paid will be all too fresh. |
| "We have lost friends and comrades. Families have lost husbands, wives, sons, daughters, parents. | "We have lost friends and comrades. Families have lost husbands, wives, sons, daughters, parents. |
| "We remember those families today; they bear a heavy burden, and the nation owes them a debt that it can never fully repay." | "We remember those families today; they bear a heavy burden, and the nation owes them a debt that it can never fully repay." |
| Festival | Festival |
| The event in London follows on from Saturday night's Festival of Remembrance. | The event in London follows on from Saturday night's Festival of Remembrance. |
| Poppies were sprinkled over the Royal Albert Hall in London, a symbol of the blood shed by those who gave their lives. | Poppies were sprinkled over the Royal Albert Hall in London, a symbol of the blood shed by those who gave their lives. |
| The Queen, patron of the Royal British Legion, was joined there by other members of the Royal Family, including the Duke Of York. | The Queen, patron of the Royal British Legion, was joined there by other members of the Royal Family, including the Duke Of York. |
| On Saturday, Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall attended a service of remembrance in Whitehall, where they were joined by around 150 war widows. | |
| The Remembrance Sunday ceremony at the Cenotaph, Whitehall, is being broadcast on BBC One from 1030 GMT to 1210 GMT. | The Remembrance Sunday ceremony at the Cenotaph, Whitehall, is being broadcast on BBC One from 1030 GMT to 1210 GMT. |