UK Gears Up for Remembrance Sunday and Day

Communities across the United Kingdom are preparing to gather this weekend and on Tuesday for Remembrance Sunday and Remembrance Day, honoring the sacrifices of armed forces personnel and their families from conflicts past and present. The observances, centered on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, mark the armistice that ended the First World War in 1918 and extend remembrance to those lost in subsequent wars, including the Second World War, Korea, the Falklands, Iraq, and Afghanistan.

On Sunday, November 9, the National Service of Remembrance will take place at the Cenotaph on Whitehall in London, where King Charles is scheduled to lead the nation in a two-minute silence at 11 a.m. Thousands of veterans, including around 10,000 from the armed forces and about 20 Second World War survivors marking the conflict's 80th anniversary, will participate in a march-past organized by the Royal British Legion. The procession begins forming at 10:30 a.m. on Horse Guards Parade, moving through Horse Guards Arch to Whitehall for the ceremony. Members of the royal family, the Prime Minister, cabinet ministers, and leaders from other political parties will join in laying...