King Charles III led Remembrance Day commemorations in London on Sunday for the first time as Britain’s monarch, laying a newly designed wreath at The Cenotaph war memorial.
Chief of the Defense Staff Tony Radakin said the ceremony to honor Britain’s war dead had an “additional poignancy” after the loss of the queen.
The ceremony, also attended by seven former prime ministers, is due to be followed by a march past which will involve around 10,000 Royal British Legion veterans, representing 300 different armed forces and civilian organizations. The chimes marking the start of the two-minute silence at 11:00 a.m. local time saw the permanent reconnection of the Big Ben bell in parliament’s Elizabeth Tower, after it was largely silenced for five years of repair.Officials said this years’ service is dedicated both to fallen soldiers in wars past and to Ukrainians fighting against Russia’s invasion.
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King Charles Leads Remembrance Day Service for First Time as MonarchBritain will pause for a two minutes of silence on Sunday to remember the nation’s war dead as King Charles III leads a Remembrance Day service for the first time as monarch. Charles and other royals and senior politicians will lay wreaths at the Cenotaph, the national war memorial in central London, to pay tribute to the sacrifices made by fallen servicemen and women. Remembrance Sunday is marked every year in the U.K. on the closest Sunday to Armistice Day on Nov. 11. Big Ben, which has undergone five years of repairs, will be struck 11 times to mark the start of the silence. This year’s service is dedicated both to fallen soldiers in wars past and to Ukrainians fighting Russia’s invasion.
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