Remembrance

Remembrance

Arranged by Janette Stewart

In keeping with her close connection to the Armed Forces, the Queen has led the nation each year in paying respect to the fallen.  The Queen and other members of the Royal Family join political leaders, current and ex-members of the Armed Forces and World War veterans at the foot of the Cenotaph memorial.  On the second Sunday of November, as the bells of Big Ben toll eleven, and a single gun on Horse Guards Parade is fired, two minutes of complete silence is held in remembrance of all lost in war.  Once a further round of gunfire signifies the end of the silence, the bugle call “The Last Post” is played.  Her Majesty then leads the way in laying wreaths of poppies at the foot of the Cenotaph.