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You're watching a special Newsround with me Ricky, | :00:12. | :00:15. | |
live in Belgium on the day millions remember World War One. | :00:16. | :00:21. | |
Today marks exactly 100 years since Britain joined the First World War. | :00:22. | :00:27. | |
I'm here in the city of Mons - where the first big battle involving | :00:28. | :00:31. | |
Behind me is the St Symphorien war cemetery, where final preparations | :00:32. | :00:35. | |
are underway for a special ceremony of remembrance later this evening. | :00:36. | :00:43. | |
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, William and Kate, will be attending. | :00:44. | :00:51. | |
This morning in Liege in Belgium, world leaders from 50 countries | :00:52. | :01:05. | |
gathered to mark the invasion of Belgium 100 years ago. | :01:06. | :01:09. | |
Balloons were released in memory of the lives lost on the battlefields - | :01:10. | :01:13. | |
and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were there, too. | :01:14. | :01:23. | |
We were enemies more than once in the last century, and be sold at | :01:24. | :01:31. | |
those who died to give us their freedom. | :01:32. | :01:35. | |
In Scotland, Prince Charles and the Prime Minister David Cameron | :01:36. | :01:37. | |
were at a special service at Glasgow Cathedral, which | :01:38. | :01:39. | |
remembered the part the Commonwealth nations played in the war. | :01:40. | :01:42. | |
In Kent, Prince Harry unveiled a memorial arch in Folkestone - | :01:43. | :01:44. | |
where a parade followed the route taken by millions of soldiers who | :01:45. | :01:48. | |
marched to the harbour to begin their voyage to France in WW1. | :01:49. | :01:55. | |
Kids all over the UK have been learning about what | :01:56. | :01:58. | |
happened 100 years ago - and why it's so important to remember those | :01:59. | :02:01. | |
There have only been two World Wars. I think it is really important. It | :02:02. | :02:25. | |
is quite scale, I would not want anyone I know to go through that. I | :02:26. | :02:32. | |
think it is important that we remember this. Here in Mons, some | :02:33. | :02:44. | |
children are preparing to deliver a song that decomposed themselves. You | :02:45. | :02:48. | |
only have a fewer errors, how are you feeling? -- a few hours. We are | :02:49. | :03:00. | |
nearly there and it is so exciting. Tell us about the song. I was | :03:01. | :03:08. | |
inspired by the whole experience, and it is all about hope and peace. | :03:09. | :03:15. | |
I think it is going to be a good song to commemorate this event. And | :03:16. | :03:27. | |
you must be proud of these guys? They have written the perfect song | :03:28. | :03:32. | |
for this very daunting occasion. It is going to go very well and we are | :03:33. | :03:39. | |
really excited. You have done a lot of research, read some postcards? | :03:40. | :03:45. | |
How did you feel? It made us think about what it was like. We never | :03:46. | :03:49. | |
knew about some of the horrible things that happened. It opened our | :03:50. | :03:55. | |
eyes. It was horrible to think that they had to keep positive, and about | :03:56. | :04:00. | |
how it got, but that helped us. Good luck. I look forward to hearing it. | :04:01. | :04:14. | |
Well a lot is happening today to mark the centenary. | :04:15. | :04:17. | |
Yes Ricky, the services and ceremonies will continue this | :04:18. | :04:20. | |
Here at Westminster Abbey in London, from 10pm there will be a special | :04:21. | :04:24. | |
And while that service is going on, all over the UK public buildings, | :04:25. | :04:29. | |
businesses and people in their homes will turn | :04:30. | :04:31. | |
off their lights for an hour, to leave just a single candle burning. | :04:32. | :04:34. | |
In the cathedral behind me, at 11pm, there'll be a special moment to | :04:35. | :04:37. | |
mark the exact time Britain declared war on Germany in 1914. | :04:38. | :04:54. | |
That is all from me. You can help the song later on at 6:30pm. | :04:55. | :04:59. |