:00:14. > :00:18.It is striking how a simple ceremony like that which takes
:00:18. > :00:24.place here this morning in the heart of London can exert such a
:00:24. > :00:30.hold on the nation's imagination. For over 90 years the Armistice of
:00:30. > :00:40.November 11th 1918, which ended the First World War, has been
:00:40. > :00:40.
:00:40. > :00:44.commemorated at the Cenotaph. The Queen will come here today to
:00:44. > :00:47.observe two minutes silence at 11am along with members of the Armed
:00:47. > :00:51.Forces, veterans of many conflicts and members of the public and not
:00:51. > :00:57.just here, but all across Britain and around the world people will be
:00:57. > :01:01.gathering at war memorials perhaps contemplating the enormity of the
:01:01. > :01:06.sacrifices made in the two world wars, or perhaps thinking of those
:01:06. > :01:10.still dying today in Afghanistan. Nearly 400 British servicemen and
:01:10. > :01:15.women have been killed, over 500 seriously injured in the ten years
:01:16. > :01:21.of our operations there. And those on parade will often have more
:01:21. > :01:26.intimate memories of friends, of comrades, who fought alongside them.
:01:26. > :01:30.Already on either side of the Cenotaph, the detachments
:01:30. > :01:36.representing the Armed Forces and the other services who will be on
:01:36. > :01:43.parade here are assembling. The Household Cavalry are here, the
:01:43. > :01:46.Life Guards. Among them Corporal of Horse, Ben Lewis, who recently
:01:46. > :01:56.recovered from injuries he suffered in Afghanistan when his armoured
:01:56. > :01:57.
:01:57. > :02:05.vehicle was hit by an IED. The Royal Marines are here and are
:02:05. > :02:12.commanded by Major Chris Hall. Along with other members of the
:02:12. > :02:22.unit on parade here, has returned on further tours. 17 members of 40
:02:22. > :02:23.
:02:23. > :02:27.Commando have been killed in recent years. And then there is the 1st
:02:27. > :02:34.Battalion cold stream garksds during the battalion's second tour
:02:34. > :02:42.of Afghanistan, they returned last May, five soldiers were killed, 47
:02:42. > :02:47.were wounded. It is a beautiful morning here in
:02:47. > :02:51.London and a good thing too for the thousands of veterans who have
:02:51. > :03:00.assembled here, many of whom are now veterans of the Second World
:03:00. > :03:06.War are quite elderly. No one left from World War I. People who
:03:06. > :03:13.assemble each year with old comrades, under the auspices of the
:03:13. > :03:16.royal British region or in groups or by ship or by which part of the
:03:16. > :03:20.Royal Air Force they were in, Bomber Command or Fighter Command,
:03:20. > :03:24.people representing charities, people representing places they
:03:24. > :03:28.they have been to, battles they have fought, not just, of course,
:03:28. > :03:35.in the Second World War, but in all the wars since in Korea, veterans
:03:35. > :03:39.from there, from the Falklands, from Iraq, from Afghanistan and and
:03:39. > :03:43.and they treat this as not just a moment to remember the dead, but to
:03:43. > :03:48.remake, rejoin friends who they fought with.
:03:48. > :03:53.We're going to have, of course, the traditional music from the Massed
:03:53. > :03:56.Bands. The Massed Bands of the Guards Division and the pipes and
:03:56. > :04:05.drums of the 1st Battalion Scots Guards are going to be playing the
:04:05. > :04:11.music that's both stirring and sad which leads us up to 11 o'clock.
:04:11. > :04:21.Then under the baton of Colonel Graham Jones this morning, and they
:04:21. > :04:21.
:04:21. > :06:22.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 121 seconds
:06:22. > :06:32.MUSIC: "Rule Britannia" Now the Massed Bands brought to
:06:32. > :06:41.attention. And the band will now play Isle of
:06:41. > :06:51.Beauty. We saw 48 commando on parade a
:06:51. > :06:56.moment ago. Last year Paul wap Paul Warren was fatally injured in
:06:56. > :07:03.Afghanistan, but left his family in Lancashire bereft. He was just like
:07:03. > :07:10.every other boy. He was getting Accident-prone, always in the wrong
:07:10. > :07:13.He'd always have a smile on his face. I could never tell him off.
:07:13. > :07:15.I think he was around eight years old when he said,
:07:15. > :07:17."I would like to be a soldier."
:07:17. > :07:19.He didn't know what part of the military he wanted to be in,
:07:19. > :07:21.but he just knew that that's what he wanted to be.
:07:21. > :07:23.Paul joined the Marines in 2006.
:07:23. > :07:25.Getting his green beret was outstanding.
:07:25. > :07:27.As a family, we were so proud.
:07:27. > :07:30.Not just me and his mum - his brothers, cousins, uncles.
:07:30. > :07:34.A lot of them came to the passing out, and they were so proud.
:07:34. > :07:40.But we knew where he would be going,- and that was Afghanistan.
:07:41. > :07:43.When he came back the first time, we thought,
:07:43. > :07:45."That's it. It's out of his system.
:07:45. > :07:48."He's done what he was going to do,
:07:48. > :07:50."he'll go and do other things within the Marines."
:07:50. > :07:55.Then he decided that he would like to go back.
:07:55. > :08:00.It was...on 21st June, Monday, the day after Father's Day.
:08:00. > :08:04.And Paul had just rang us up on the Sunday.
:08:04. > :08:10.He sounded really happy. Monday, me and my wife were sat on the settee.
:08:10. > :08:12.I just happened to look out
:08:13. > :08:16.and I saw a gentlemanwith a black robe on, and I thought,
:08:16. > :08:22."That's strange. Why's there a priest on the estate?"
:08:22. > :08:29.And then...I don't know why, I just automatically thought...
:08:29. > :08:31."No."
:08:31. > :08:34.I just said "no" to myself, and as I said "no",
:08:35. > :08:38.two Marines got out of the vehicle.
:08:38. > :08:44.Before they said anything, I knew Paul had been killed.
:08:44. > :08:47.The base was attacked and IEDs were thrown over the wall.
:08:47. > :08:51.And Paul was just walking towards a bomb,
:08:51. > :08:56.and one exploded in the air right next to him.
:08:56. > :09:00.And the helicopter come and took him- on board, but...
:09:00. > :09:07.he died on the helicopter before they got to Bastion.
:09:07. > :09:10.I feel him. I feel him here.
:09:10. > :09:14.He wouldn't like what we're doing, he wouldn't like all the attention.
:09:14. > :09:17.He wouldn't like the flowers on his grave.
:09:17. > :09:22.He just... He just liked to be under the radar all the time.
:09:22. > :09:32.That was Paul.
:09:32. > :09:37.His green beret is one of the most cherished things I have,
:09:37. > :09:40.cos that's what he was wearing when he was out there.
:09:40. > :09:43.I just have a feeling that if we've got it,
:09:43. > :09:53.we've definitely got part of Paul with us.
:09:53. > :09:58.
:09:58. > :10:08.BAND PLAYS
:10:08. > :10:09.
:10:09. > :10:19.BIG BEN CHIMES THE HOUR
:10:19. > :10:25.
:10:25. > :10:34.BAND PLAYS
:10:34. > :10:35.As
:10:35. > :10:35.As the
:10:35. > :10:44.As the pipes
:10:44. > :10:54.As the pipes play the la lament Of The Forest and moment to remember
:10:54. > :10:54.
:10:54. > :12:33.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 121 seconds
:12:33. > :12:43.those who have died since last The Massed Bands will now play one
:12:43. > :12:54.
:12:54. > :13:04.of the most most haunting of mel of MUSIC: "Nimrod" from the Enigma
:13:04. > :13:04.
:13:04. > :16:52.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 121 seconds
:16:52. > :17:02.And now Dido's lament, when I'm laid in earth, remember me,
:17:02. > :17:16.
:17:16. > :17:21.MUSIC: "Dido's Lament" The sight of the many cemeteries
:17:21. > :17:26.around the world with row upon row of tombstones is the most poignant
:17:26. > :17:32.reminder, along with War Memorials in towns and villages of the price
:17:32. > :17:39.we pay for war. These words were written by a poet contemplating the
:17:40. > :17:45.names on the memorial in his local park, "We are your silent
:17:45. > :17:54.neighbours. Those who you may read about, but never see. The war dead
:17:54. > :18:04.listed in the park upon the granite memorial, the now ever-silent
:18:04. > :18:41.
:18:41. > :18:46.Led by the Crossbearer, the Children and Gentlemen of the
:18:46. > :18:54.Chapel Royal come out to take their place by the Cenotaph with the
:18:54. > :19:04.Serjeant of the Vestry, the Chaplain General of Her Majesty's
:19:04. > :19:06.
:19:06. > :19:16.Land Forces and the Sub-Dean of Her Majesty's Chapel Royal, William
:19:16. > :19:20.
:19:20. > :19:25.Scott. The Major-General commanding the Household Division,, Major-
:19:25. > :19:30.General George Norton and the Aide- de-Camp to the Major-General,
:19:31. > :19:36.Captain Folarin Kuku. The Prime Minister, David Cameron leads them
:19:37. > :19:42.out. They turn to their left and line up with their wreaths. The
:19:42. > :19:49.foreign and Commonwealth officer there, Gordon Brown seen there,
:19:49. > :19:53.other ministers and the Speaker of the House of Commons among them.
:19:54. > :20:01.Tony Blair among the former Prime Ministers with Gordon Brown and Sir
:20:01. > :20:06.John Major. And then the chiefs of staff, General Sir David Richards,
:20:06. > :20:13.Chief of Defence Staff, Admiral Sir Mark Stanhope, First Sea Lord, the
:20:13. > :20:17.Chief of the General Staff, again Sir Peter wall and the Merchant and
:20:17. > :20:20.Civilian Services. They are followed by nearly 50 High
:20:20. > :20:25.Commissioners of various Commonwealth countries, ranging
:20:25. > :20:31.from the very largest countries - Australia and India and Canada - to
:20:31. > :20:37.the smallest - Fiji and Tonga and Malta. And most of them took a part,
:20:37. > :20:42.some of them a very large part, in both World Wars and, indeed, in the
:20:42. > :20:46.wars since then. And they will be followed by the religious
:20:46. > :20:51.denominations, though this Cenotaph memorial is deliberately not a
:20:51. > :20:55.religious memorial, a large number of religious groups come here.
:20:55. > :20:58.Apart from the Church of England, which is represented by the Bishop
:20:58. > :21:05.of London, there are representatives of the Roman
:21:05. > :21:10.Catholic faith, the Jewish, the Hindus, Sikhs, Greek Orthodox and
:21:10. > :21:18.other Christian churches - the Methodist, the Free Churches, the
:21:18. > :21:22.United Reform Church and the Salvation Army are all here. On the
:21:22. > :21:29.left there, the Duchess of Cornwall and on the right, the new Duchess
:21:29. > :21:33.of Cambridge, Catherine Middleton, who, this year, married Prince
:21:33. > :21:43.William. The Countess of Wessex beside her. And Timothy Laurence,
:21:43. > :21:55.
:21:55. > :22:02.married to the Princess Royal. They The Queen, the Duke of Edinburgh,
:22:02. > :22:07.the Prince of Wales, Princess Royal, the Duke of York, the Earl of
:22:07. > :22:13.Wessex are there and the Duke of Kent. And they take up a special
:22:13. > :22:23.position right in front of the Cenotaph from where, after the two-
:22:23. > :22:31.
:22:31. > :22:35.minute silence, they will lay their As 11.00 strikes, the Royal Horse
:22:35. > :22:45.Artillery will fire one round of a gun at the beginning and then at
:22:45. > :22:45.
:22:45. > :26:02.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 121 seconds
:26:02. > :26:12.Her Majesty the Queen will now lay her wreath, the first of those laid
:26:12. > :26:37.
:26:37. > :26:45.And the Duke of Edinburgh next. On his 90th birthday this year he was
:26:45. > :26:52.given the title of Lord High Admiral. Used to command the Navy.
:26:52. > :27:00.70 years ago, the Duke was mentioned for an action aboard HMS
:27:00. > :27:04.Valian off the Greek coast. He is followed by the Prince of Wales in
:27:04. > :27:08.the uniform of a General in the Army. Has been much involved this
:27:08. > :27:12.year in visiting injured soldiers and acting as a patron of a number
:27:12. > :27:22.of service charities as well. His wreath with the Prince of Wales'
:27:22. > :27:34.
:27:34. > :27:39.And next Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge. A Search and Rescue
:27:39. > :27:49.Pilot in Wales at the moment. Due to go to the Falklands next year on
:27:49. > :28:02.
:28:02. > :28:06.And he is followed by Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, who was a
:28:07. > :28:16.helicopter pilot. He served in the Falklands War. He is Colonel-in-
:28:17. > :28:41.
:28:41. > :28:51.And the Earl of Wessex in the uniform of an Honorary Colonel of
:28:51. > :29:00.
:29:00. > :29:06.He will be followed by the Princess Royal in the uniform of a Vice
:29:06. > :29:16.Admiral. She is Colonel-in-Chief of a number of regiments. Last month
:29:16. > :29:20.
:29:20. > :29:26.she was at the ceremony where Wootton Bassett was renamed Royal
:29:26. > :29:32.Wootton Bassett. And last in the Royal Party, the Duke of Kent, who
:29:32. > :29:37.visited Afghanistan this September. He served 21 years in the Royal
:29:37. > :29:47.Scots Greys. His father was killed on active service in the Second
:29:47. > :30:08.
:30:08. > :30:12.After the Royal wreaths have been laid in silence, the band now plays
:30:12. > :30:22.Funeral March and the politicians will take their turn laying wreaths
:30:22. > :30:55.
:30:55. > :31:05.at the foot of the Cenotaph, led by The Deputy Prime Minister, the
:31:05. > :31:24.
:31:24. > :31:34.leader of the Liberal Democrats, The Leader of the Opposition, and
:31:34. > :31:55.
:31:55. > :32:05.leader of the Labour Party, Ed From Northern Ireland, the deputy
:32:05. > :32:19.
:32:19. > :32:27.leader of the Democratic Unionist And next representing, the Scottish
:32:27. > :32:37.national Party and Plaid Cymru at Westminster, ang glus Robert --
:32:37. > :32:39.Angus Robertson. And finally, of the political party,
:32:40. > :32:44.the Secretary of State for foreign and Commonwealth affairs, William
:32:44. > :32:54.Hague. He lays a special wreath on behalf of the overseas territories,
:32:54. > :33:03.made not not of poppies, but of exotic flowers. It is specially
:33:03. > :33:08.made up at Kew. And next, the turn of the High
:33:08. > :33:14.Commissioners. Starting with the old senior members of the
:33:14. > :33:20.Commonwealth, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India,
:33:20. > :33:29.Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Ghana and Malaysia are there. Canada fought
:33:29. > :33:35.in World War I and II. Australians who are active in Afghanistan now,
:33:35. > :33:45.lost over 60,000 in World War II. Suffered the highest casualty rate
:33:45. > :33:49.of any nation in World War I. The Indian subcontinent sent 2.5
:33:49. > :33:59.million volunteers to World War II. So those wreaths are laid on behalf
:33:59. > :34:05.of all those countries. And then followed from the south-
:34:05. > :34:15.side by the High Commissioners of Nigeria and Cyprus, Sierra Leone
:34:15. > :34:40.
:34:40. > :34:45.and Tanzania, Jamaica, Trinidad & In the next group, Malta,.George
:34:45. > :34:52.Cross island, awarding the George Cross for its courage in resisting
:34:52. > :34:56.German bombing during the Second World War and Zambia, The Gambia,
:34:56. > :35:05.Singapore where many people here were held prisoners after the fall
:35:05. > :35:15.of that great city by the Japanese. Guyana, Botswana, Lesotho, Barbados
:35:15. > :35:42.
:35:42. > :35:52.And now swatsy now Swaziland and Tonga, Papua New Guinea, the
:35:52. > :36:01.
:36:01. > :36:07.Seychelles and the little island of As the last group prepares to come
:36:07. > :36:10.forward, there is one country missing - the citizens fought in
:36:10. > :36:15.both world wars and that is Zimbabwe. Now expelled from the
:36:15. > :36:18.Commonwealth, the former southern Rhodesia, many people here will
:36:19. > :36:28.remember the service that they gave particularly in the second world.
:36:28. > :36:38.Many in the Royal Air Force. Here St Vincen and the Grenadines,
:36:38. > :36:46.Barbuda, the Maldives, Bruni, Namibia, Cameroon, Mozambique and
:36:47. > :36:53.Rwanda. Once the High Commissioners have returned to their place, it is
:36:53. > :37:03.the turn of the defence groups. General Sir Peter Wall in the
:37:03. > :37:20.
:37:21. > :37:24.centre there for the Army and Sir And they are followed by
:37:24. > :37:27.representatives of the Merchant Navy and Fishing Fleets, the Air
:37:27. > :37:32.Transport Auxiliary Service and the civilian services. David Hill from
:37:32. > :37:42.the Merchant Navy and David Smith for the Air Transport Auxiliary
:37:42. > :37:43.
:37:43. > :37:46.Service and Sir Denis O'Connor, Her Majesty's Inspectorate of
:37:46. > :37:56.Constabulary for the civilian services and next the short service
:37:56. > :38:00.
:38:00. > :38:06.O Almighty God, that we who here do honour
:38:06. > :38:12.in the service of their country and of the Crown
:38:12. > :38:20.may be so inspired by the spirit of their love and fortitude
:38:20. > :38:27.that, forgetting all selfish and unworthy motives,
:38:27. > :38:34.we may live only to Thy glory and to the service of mankind,
:38:34. > :38:39.through Jesus Christ our Lord,
:38:39. > :38:49.Amen.
:38:49. > :38:50.
:38:50. > :38:54.# O God, our help in ages past
:38:54. > :39:00.# Our hope for years to come
:39:00. > :39:06.# Our shelter from the stormy blast
:39:06. > :39:16.# And our eternal home
:39:16. > :39:18.
:39:18. > :39:20.# Under the shadow of thy throne
:39:20. > :39:25.# Thy saints have dwelt secure
:39:25. > :39:32.# Sufficient is thine arm alone
:39:32. > :39:40.# And our defence is sure
:39:40. > :39:45.# Before the hills in order stood
:39:45. > :39:52.# Or earth received her frame
:39:52. > :39:58.# From everlasting thou art God
:39:58. > :40:06.# To endless years the same
:40:06. > :40:12.# A thousand ages in thy sight
:40:12. > :40:18.# Are like an evening gone
:40:18. > :40:24.# Short as the watch that ends the night
:40:24. > :40:32.# Before the rising sun
:40:32. > :40:39.# O God, our help in ages past
:40:39. > :40:45.# Our hope for years to come
:40:45. > :40:51.# Be thou our guard while troubles last
:40:51. > :41:01.# And our eternal home. #
:41:01. > :41:03.
:41:03. > :41:10.Teach us good Lord to serve thee as thou deservest;
:41:10. > :41:20.to give and not to count the cost;
:41:20. > :41:20.
:41:20. > :41:23.to fight and not to heed the wounds'
:41:23. > :41:26.to toil and not to seek for rest;
:41:26. > :41:30.to labour and not ask for any reward,
:41:30. > :41:34.save that knowing that we will do thy will
:41:34. > :41:42.through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen.
:41:42. > :41:47.Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be Thy Name,
:41:47. > :41:51.Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done
:41:51. > :41:54.On earth as it is in heaven.
:41:54. > :41:59.Give us this day our daily bread, And forgive us our trespasses
:41:59. > :42:03.As we forgive those who trespass against us.
:42:03. > :42:08.And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
:42:08. > :42:12.For Thine is the kingdom And the power and the glory,
:42:12. > :42:14.For ever and ever.
:42:14. > :42:17.Amen.
:42:17. > :42:24.Unto God's gracious mercy and protection we commit you.
:42:24. > :42:28.The Lord bless you and keep you,
:42:28. > :42:32.the Lord make his face to shine upon you
:42:32. > :42:36.and be gracious unto you,
:42:36. > :42:41.the Lord lift up the light of His countenance upon you,
:42:41. > :42:47.and give you His peace this day and always.
:42:48. > :42:57.Amen.
:42:58. > :42:58.
:42:58. > :43:44.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 121 seconds
:43:44. > :43:45.# God save our gracious Queen
:43:45. > :43:50.# Long live our noble Queen
:43:50. > :43:55.# God save the Queen
:43:55. > :44:00.# Send her victorious
:44:00. > :44:05.# Happy and glorious
:44:05. > :44:10.# Long to reign over us
:44:10. > :44:20.# God save the Queen. #
:44:20. > :44:39.
:44:39. > :44:40.The
:44:40. > :44:40.The service
:44:40. > :44:43.The service over,
:44:43. > :44:50.The service over, the Royal Party led once again by The Queen leaves
:44:50. > :44:56.Whitehall. Prince Charles there among them,
:44:56. > :45:01.will go through to Horse Guards and take a salute of those veterans who
:45:01. > :45:06.are taking part in the march-past down Whitehall that goes round to
:45:06. > :45:16.Horse Guards afterwards so they go past the Cenotaph and he takes
:45:16. > :45:18.
:45:18. > :45:25.Now the clergy leave. The ten children of the Chapel Royal
:45:25. > :45:32.dressed in the gold and scarlet state coats which were designed at
:45:33. > :45:37.the time of the Restoration of the Monarchy under Charles II. The
:45:37. > :45:47.choir dates back much further than that, though, a thousand years or
:45:47. > :45:48.
:45:48. > :45:53.so when it used to attend on the monarch. They are all-boy
:45:53. > :46:03.choristers who have a scholarship at the City of London School as
:46:03. > :46:11.
:46:11. > :46:19.The brass cross with the red poppies which has been at a service
:46:19. > :46:27.briefly in the Chapel Royal at St James's Palace before it came out
:46:27. > :46:37.here to Whitehall. The politicians leave next. The Prime Minister,
:46:37. > :46:38.
:46:38. > :46:43.Nick Clegg, Ed Miliband and other members of the Cabinet. The Speaker
:46:43. > :46:49.of the House of Commons is there. Tony Blair and Sir John Major.
:46:49. > :46:53.Gordon Brown, Mrs Thatcher, or Lady Thatcher not here this year.
:46:53. > :46:56.Representatives of the House of Lords, the Speaker of the House of
:46:56. > :47:06.Lords, the leader of the Conservatives in the House of Lords.
:47:06. > :47:12.At the back, the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson. Well, we are now
:47:12. > :47:15.reaching the beginning of the march-past, which is led by the
:47:15. > :47:20.Board of Trustees of the Royal British Legion. Every year,
:47:20. > :47:26.different people lead off. They are applauded as they go by other
:47:26. > :47:31.members. The range is quite extraordinary. Even now, there are
:47:31. > :47:37.new groups this year joining in. The Fellowship of the Services
:47:37. > :47:42.leads off this year. It has that honour, formed in the trenches in
:47:42. > :47:48.1916 for people who had no work or were too disabled to earn a living.
:47:48. > :47:54.They are followed by the Burma Star Association. They were still
:47:54. > :48:03.fighting in Burma after the victory in Europe had been declared. They
:48:03. > :48:13.call themselves "the forgotten army". The Malaya and Borneo
:48:13. > :48:32.
:48:32. > :48:42.APPLAUSE Italy Star Association. People who
:48:42. > :48:45.
:48:45. > :48:55.APPLAUSE He would normal I will have been in
:48:55. > :48:57.
:48:57. > :49:07.the Parade, I think. There he is watching - a Royal Hospital Chelsea
:49:07. > :49:10.
:49:10. > :49:14.Pensioner. BLESMA helps people recover. Behind them the Ex-
:49:14. > :49:18.Services Wheelchair Sports Association, some of whom are
:49:18. > :49:28.hoping to take part in the Paralympics next year and are
:49:28. > :49:28.
:49:28. > :49:36.already in training. BEWSA they are called. They were formed in 197.
:49:36. > :49:44.The Royal Hospital, Chelsea follows them. They are led by Colonel Baker.
:49:44. > :49:48.Joined as Captain of Invalids, as it's called. They give up their
:49:48. > :49:53.pension to live in the hospital which is run on military lines. It
:49:53. > :50:01.is like being in a barracks, but a very friendly atmosphere. They are
:50:01. > :50:05.hugely admired and applauded wherever they go. The parachute
:50:05. > :50:13.Regimental Association in their maroon berets, a large contingent
:50:13. > :50:23.here. Eight Parachute Regiment members have died since last
:50:23. > :50:27.
:50:27. > :50:37.Remembrance Sunday. They were not surprisingly known by the German
:50:37. > :50:54.
:50:54. > :51:04.The Black Watch Association now. Then in the Second World War were
:51:04. > :51:15.
:51:15. > :51:25.The Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Association. There is a
:51:25. > :51:31.
:51:31. > :51:41.father and son marching here with And the garden is growing, or the
:51:41. > :51:54.
:51:54. > :52:04.Field of Remembrance one should Queen Alexandra's Royal Army
:52:04. > :52:09.Nursing Corps Association. The head of the column is now reaching Horse
:52:09. > :52:13.Guards. This is where we are now. The march-past doesn't end at the
:52:13. > :52:21.Cenotaph, it goes down the bottom of Whitehall and comes out here
:52:21. > :52:27.where the Prince of Wales is now taking the salute on Horse Guards.
:52:27. > :52:33.And back here in Whitehall, the Gurkha Brigade Association. 200,000
:52:33. > :52:40.Gurkhas fought in the two World Wars. There's still huge
:52:40. > :52:45.competition in Nepal. 28,000 people apply for 200 jobs each year.
:52:45. > :52:52.Famous of course because they have the slogan, "better to die than be
:52:52. > :53:00.a coward" and they terrify the enemy with their 18-inch-long
:53:00. > :53:09.kukris - the curved knife. There are few people more admired and
:53:09. > :53:14.braver than those who have to dispose of the high threat IEDs.
:53:14. > :53:18.This are the Association of Ammunition Technicians. Clearly
:53:18. > :53:21.with some children of fathers who have been killed in this work in
:53:21. > :53:31.Afghanistan. Some of the most dangerous work there is. They are
:53:31. > :53:34.
:53:34. > :53:40.part of the Royal Logistic Corps. Then the 656 Squadron Association.
:53:41. > :53:46.The Army's first operational Apache attack helicopter unit which Prince
:53:46. > :53:56.Harry is working with at the moment. It's seen three tours in Helmand
:53:56. > :53:58.
:53:58. > :54:03.Province. With the armbands behind, the Home Guard Association. The 1.5
:54:03. > :54:13.million who volunteered to served in the Home Guard in the event of a
:54:13. > :54:13.
:54:13. > :54:17.German invasion. John Nichol, one of the three Gulf War ex-POWs who
:54:17. > :54:25.was shot down in his Tornado and held prisoner and tortured, he
:54:25. > :54:31.leads the Royal Air Force Ex- Prisoners of War Association. The
:54:31. > :54:41.majority of members were prisoners in Germany where 10,000 airmen were
:54:41. > :55:04.
:55:04. > :55:13.The Royal Observer Corps. The RAFLING Association. 500,000 Poles
:55:13. > :55:18.fought under British command in World War Two and the Polish Air
:55:18. > :55:28.Squadron revered for downing more aircraft than any other squadron.
:55:28. > :55:28.
:55:28. > :55:38.Nine of its pilots were designated "aces". They fought also with great
:55:38. > :55:42.
:55:42. > :55:47.The Royal Naval Association. Jim Patterson has been the Standard
:55:47. > :55:50.Bearer down in Plymouth for 20 years. They have 20,000 serving and
:55:50. > :55:55.ex-serving members with branches all over the UK and abroad. They
:55:55. > :56:03.are followed by the Merchant Navy Association, carrying that white
:56:03. > :56:08.anchor. Vivian Foster, the National President. Her father was missing
:56:08. > :56:13.for two years. 32,000 men and women of the
:56:13. > :56:23.Merchant Navy were lost in the war. They have known no graves, of
:56:23. > :56:36.
:56:36. > :56:43.course, but the sea. Now a memorial And with their famous wreath with
:56:43. > :56:48.the word "Gibraltar" the Royal Marines Association, in their Green
:56:48. > :56:58.Berets. A blue beret with a red patch who aren't commando-trained
:56:58. > :56:59.
:56:59. > :57:04.but most of these clearly are. The United States Marine Corps - there
:57:04. > :57:09.they are in red jackets and caps. The United States Marine Corps
:57:09. > :57:19.marching here because they march and serve alongside the Royal
:57:19. > :57:20.
:57:20. > :57:26.Marines in Afghanistan. The Salvation Army. They're offering
:57:26. > :57:36.their spiritual support and, perhaps just as important, their
:57:36. > :57:40.famous cup of tea! Here on Whitehall, we have been watching a
:57:40. > :57:44.ceremony that isn't a victory parade, though many of those here
:57:44. > :57:54.have helped win important victories which, of course, have changed our
:57:54. > :57:59.
:57:59. > :58:02.world. But there's been no hint of triumfhalism here. This is about
:58:02. > :58:07.remembering all those who fought for their country and lost their
:58:07. > :58:10.lives. And still, today, in our complex world with wars being
:58:10. > :58:15.fought that are sometimes contentious, no-one doubts the
:58:15. > :58:22.courage of those who obey their orders, go to the most dangerous