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UK pays tribute to armed services members fallen in conflicts on Remembrance Sunday

Remembrance Sunday is held on the second Sunday in November, nearest to Armistice Day on 11 November, the anniversary of the end of World War I, and is led by the monarch.

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00:01The United Kingdom paid tribute to military service personnel on Sunday during the Festival
00:07of Remembrance, held annually to commemorate those who lost their lives in service.
00:13Britain's King Charles III led Sunday's commemorations along with other senior members
00:18of the royal family, including his son Prince William of Wales. Queen Camilla and Catherine,
00:24Princess of Wales, watched from their traditional place on a balcony of the Foreign Commonwealth
00:28and Development Office. Crowds lined London's Whitehall area as political leaders, including
00:35Prime Minister Andy Burnham. Current and former members of the armed forces and war veterans
00:40paid their respects to British and Commonwealth soldiers killed in two world wars and other
00:45conflicts. The ceremony started with a traditional two-minute silence at 11 a.m. local time, after
00:52which senior royals and political leaders laid wreaths at the Cenotaph Memorial in central London.
00:59Around 10,000 armed forces veterans took part in a march past, including 12 who served
01:05in World War II.

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