:00:07. > :00:14.70 years ago in 1943, the longest continuous military campaign of the
:00:15. > :00:17.Second World War was at its peak. Churchill called it the Battle of
:00:18. > :00:20.the Atlantic. He said everything depended on its outcome. The bravery
:00:21. > :00:25.of those at sea was matched in the air, by the famous Dambusters.
:00:26. > :00:29.Tonight, we pay tribute to all who serve, to the many who've made the
:00:30. > :00:46.ultimate sacrifice and to all victims of conflict.
:00:47. > :01:33.# God save our gracious Queen. # Long live our noble Queen.
:01:34. > :01:35.# God save the Queen. # Send her victorious.
:01:36. > :01:36.# Happy and glorious. # Long to reign over us.
:01:37. > :02:21.# God save the Queen. Your Majesty, Your Royal Highnesses,
:02:22. > :02:25.ladies and gentleman, there are 6,000 of the United Kingdom service
:02:26. > :02:31.personnel in Afghanistan today. They have lost nine of their colleagues
:02:32. > :02:36.in the past year. While this is fewer than in recent years, we, of
:02:37. > :02:39.course, recognise that every individual loss deeply affects a
:02:40. > :02:42.wide circle of family, friends and colleagues.
:02:43. > :02:47.This remembrance weekend, we honour the memory of all those who gave
:02:48. > :02:52.their lives in all conflicts and we recognise the work done by the Royal
:02:53. > :02:58.British Legion, at home and abroad, to support those in need. Please
:02:59. > :03:01.welcome the national overseas and branch standards of the Royal
:03:02. > :03:03.British Legion and representatives of the ex-service and civilian
:03:04. > :03:23.associations. Norman Essex, followed by
:03:24. > :03:27.19-year-old John Formhill. Women's section, Laura Ashton and the
:03:28. > :03:31.Scotland National Standard bearer, Terry McQueen in his ninth
:03:32. > :03:40.appearance of the festival. Followed by the Sea Cadets. The Army cadet
:03:41. > :03:46.force and the r Training Corps. 109 standard bearers, representing 2,500
:03:47. > :03:52.branches of the legion across the UK, more than 40 million poppies
:03:53. > :03:56.will have been made and distributed for the Poppy Appeal, the aim is to
:03:57. > :04:05.raise ?37 million at least this year. The music in the capable hands
:04:06. > :04:20.of Lieutenant Colonel Stephen Barnwell.
:04:21. > :04:32.The event is about precision, this is Garrison sergeant Bill Mott. The
:04:33. > :04:37.ex-service associations joining us including the British Korean
:04:38. > :04:42.Veterans Association, Peter Galloway, the Italy Star
:04:43. > :04:48.Association, Joseph Correa, who is 67. 2013 marks the anniversary of
:04:49. > :05:08.the beginning of the Italian campaign.
:05:09. > :05:14.I didn't choose to be a Dambuster. I just happened to be lucky to be in
:05:15. > :05:21.the right crew, in the right place at the right time. We were told to
:05:22. > :05:29.form a special squadron for one special trip. And one special trip
:05:30. > :05:41.was emphasised. The weapon used was the invention of a bouncing bomb. It
:05:42. > :05:48.was low-level flying, 100 feet. God, that was wonderful. Lying in the
:05:49. > :05:51.nose, I see the ground whizzing past. It was absolutely
:05:52. > :05:55.exhilirating, it really was. My job was to get the bomb as near as I
:05:56. > :06:00.could to the right place. Whatever the opposition was going to be, I
:06:01. > :06:06.had to accept that however good your pilot is, you couldn't fight lady
:06:07. > :06:11.luck, if it was against you. By the time we found the dam itself, it was
:06:12. > :06:18.brilliant moon light. It wasn't an easy position to get into. If I
:06:19. > :06:22.wasn't satisfied, I called "dummy run". I found out quickly how to
:06:23. > :06:31.become the most unpopular member of the crew. On the tenth run, we were
:06:32. > :06:38.down to 30 feet. When I said "bomb gone", "thank Christ" came from the
:06:39. > :06:44.rear. We had just crumbled the top of the dam from 20 yards. So we set
:06:45. > :06:47.a course for home. We didn't realise how special the raid was until the
:06:48. > :06:52.following morning, when we saw the headlines in the papers. That was
:06:53. > :06:57.when we really -- realised how important it had been. But 53 from
:06:58. > :07:01.one squadron on one night, it's a hell of a loss. It was pretty
:07:02. > :07:07.devastating. It's now 70 years since the dams
:07:08. > :07:12.raid. I feel it was a privilege, in fact an honour, to have been able to
:07:13. > :07:15.take part in that particular raid. Of that, I'm proud to have been a
:07:16. > :07:33.Dambuster. On the night of 16th, May, 1943, 133
:07:34. > :07:37.men in 19 Lancaster bombers took off for Germany. They were the men of
:07:38. > :07:45.617 squadron, who'll always be remembered as the Dambusters.
:07:46. > :07:55.Ladies and gentleman, we welcome to the festival members of today's 617
:07:56. > :07:59.Squadron, Squadron Leader John Howard, Squadron Leader Tom Hill.
:08:00. > :08:05.We're honoured they're joined by the last surviving British crewmen from
:08:06. > :08:11.the Dambuster raids. Squadron Leader Johnny Johnson.
:08:12. > :09:18.At this festival we remember all those who have been called upon to
:09:19. > :09:24.make personal sacrifice in the service of our nation, including the
:09:25. > :09:30.ultimate sacrifice. We stand shoulder to shoulder with all who
:09:31. > :09:38.serve. We will care for those who suffer, comfort the lonely and give
:09:39. > :09:42.support to all in need. Holding high this Torch of Remembrance, we go
:09:43. > :10:56.forward, committed to strive for peace and justice for all people.
:10:57. > :12:17.Later in the festival, during the act of remembrance, we will reflect
:12:18. > :12:23.on the words which affirm the everlasting youth of those lost in
:12:24. > :12:30.conflict. They are indeed Forever Young. Ladies and gentleman, please
:12:31. > :12:36.welcome a friend of the festival, Alfie Boe.
:12:37. > :13:02.APPLAUSE # May God bless and keep you always.
:13:03. > :13:12.# May your wishes all come true. # May you always do for others.
:13:13. > :13:16.# And let others do for you. # May you build a ladder to the
:13:17. > :13:33.stars. # And climb on every rung.
:13:34. > :13:46.# May you stay forever young. # Forever young.
:13:47. > :14:09.# May you stay forever young. # May you grow up to be righteous.
:14:10. > :14:13.# May you grow up to be true. # May you always know the truth.
:14:14. > :14:23.# And see the lights surrounding you.
:14:24. > :14:40.# May you always be courageous. # Stand upright and be strong.
:14:41. > :14:54.# May you stay forever young. # Forever young.
:14:55. > :15:15.# May you stay forever young. # May your hands always be busy.
:15:16. > :15:28.# May your feet always be swift. # May you have a strong foundation.
:15:29. > :15:35.# When the winds of changes shift. # May your heart always be joyful.
:15:36. > :15:49.# May your song always be sung. # May you stay forever young.
:15:50. > :16:12.# Forever young. # Forever young.
:16:13. > :16:52.# May you stay forever young. # Forever young.
:16:53. > :17:10.# May you stay forever young #. APPLAUSE
:17:11. > :17:15.Few institutions in the United Kingdom have a record of service
:17:16. > :17:19.spanning more than three centuries. The Royal Hospital Chelsea was
:17:20. > :17:23.established by Charles II to provide soldiers with a fitting home in
:17:24. > :17:31.retirement. It still provides a secure environment for men and women
:17:32. > :17:40.who have known military life. The warmest welcome, once again to the
:17:41. > :17:53.Festival, to the Chelsea Pensioners. APPLAUSE
:17:54. > :18:04.Led in by Sergeant Major, and pensioners tonight have a combined
:18:05. > :18:15.age of 420 years. Between them they have 281 years' of service.
:18:16. > :18:21.Among them the eldest is Dorothy Hughes, who is 90, one of the 18
:18:22. > :18:35.Chelsea Pensioners who lined the steps of St Paul's's cathedral at
:18:36. > :19:02.the funeral of Baroness Thatcher and also among them Mike Funnell, 85.
:19:03. > :19:26.This year's Poppy Appeal is being boosted by five young singers, the
:19:27. > :19:31.youngest is just ten. The oldest 17, whose fathers are serving in the
:19:32. > :19:35.Armed Forces. And they were recruited following a global search
:19:36. > :19:39.for musical talent among forces' families. The Poppy Girls have
:19:40. > :19:44.recorded this year's fundraising song for the British Legion's
:19:45. > :19:49.appeal. They will be joining us in a moment. Their single, The Call, will
:19:50. > :19:58.be officially released tomorrow. And they've been sharing their hopes and
:19:59. > :20:05.their experiences with us. My dad's probably been away for 30%
:20:06. > :20:08.of my life. Sometimes you do get paranoid about worrying if he is
:20:09. > :20:13.safe or not, but there is still a part in you that knows that he will
:20:14. > :20:19.come back. Hi, darling, all right? Yeah. It's really hard when my dad
:20:20. > :20:23.goes away because my mum's having to be two people. It's difficult for
:20:24. > :20:31.her, we sort of get upset because she gets upset. So, it's all sort of
:20:32. > :20:34.stressful when he is away. It's not the easiest in the world, because
:20:35. > :20:36.you are moving around all the time. You are having to make new friends,
:20:37. > :20:41.you are having to start your life over again in a different place. I
:20:42. > :20:48.have been to about seven or eight schools by the time I was 11. My dad
:20:49. > :20:53.is in the Royal Navy as a Lieutenant Commander, and now he is based in
:20:54. > :20:56.the Seychelles to do anti-piracy. He has been away three months. We are
:20:57. > :21:03.missing him so much and want to run up to him and give him a big hug.
:21:04. > :21:07.Being a Poppy Girl is so much fun. We keep getting called the Poppy
:21:08. > :21:14.Family. That's accurate, because we are really close. I think it's
:21:15. > :21:19.important to wear a poppy to remember all the soldiers that were
:21:20. > :21:22.injured and that died in the World War I and Second World War and ones
:21:23. > :21:30.fighting at the moment in Afghanistan. It's great to remember
:21:31. > :21:35.them. I think performing in front of the Queen will be an amazing
:21:36. > :21:40.opportunity. It will be really nerve-racking. At the same time,
:21:41. > :21:42.it's really exciting. This whole experience has been amazing and I
:21:43. > :22:11.never want it to end. # It started out as a feeling.
:22:12. > :22:16.# Which then grew into a hope. # Which then turns into a quiet
:22:17. > :22:22.thought. # Which then turned into a quiet
:22:23. > :22:25.word. # And then that word grew louder and
:22:26. > :22:46.louder. # Till it was a battle cry. ??# It
:22:47. > :22:48.started out as a feeling. # No need to say goodbye.
:22:49. > :22:51.# Just because everything's changing.
:22:52. > :22:57.# Doesn't mean it's never been this way before.
:22:58. > :23:04.# All you can do is try to know. # Who your friends are as you head
:23:05. > :23:13.off to the war. # Pick a star on the dark horizon
:23:14. > :23:24.and follow the light. # You'll come back when it's over.
:23:25. > :23:39.# No need to say goodbye. # You'll come back when it's over.
:23:40. > :24:11.# No need to say goodbye. # No need to say goodbye.
:24:12. > :24:18.# Now we're back to the beginning. # It's just a feeling and no-one
:24:19. > :24:22.knows yet. # But just because they can't feel
:24:23. > :24:29.it too. # Doesn't mean that you have to
:24:30. > :24:35.forget. # Let your memories grow stronger
:24:36. > :24:41.and stronger. # Till they're before your eyes.
:24:42. > :24:50.# You'll come back when they call you.
:24:51. > :24:57.# No need to say goodbye. # You'll come back when they call
:24:58. > :25:10.you. # No need to say goodbye #.
:25:11. > :25:49.Let me just explain that one of our Poppy Girls has a father currently
:25:50. > :25:55.deployed on operations in the Indian Ocean. Lieutenant Commander Billy
:25:56. > :25:58.Adams isn't due back for another three months. Unfortunately, he
:25:59. > :26:05.wouldn't have been in a position to see his daughter perform tonight.
:26:06. > :26:14.Well, Megan, we have a very, very nice surprise for you right now.
:26:15. > :26:49.APPLAUSE Now the longest continuous military
:26:50. > :26:54.campaign of the Second World War was the Battle of the Atlantic, the name
:26:55. > :27:00.given by Winston Churchill to the most complex Naval conflict in
:27:01. > :27:04.history. 70 years ago, in 1943, the Allies achieved a turning point
:27:05. > :27:09.considerably reducing the threat posed by the U-boats. The battle
:27:10. > :27:14.involved all three services, in partnership with the Merchant Navy,
:27:15. > :27:18.whose men paid a heavy price as they maintained a flow of vital supplies
:27:19. > :27:24.for the people of Britain. So as we pay tribute to all those who
:27:25. > :27:28.contributed to victory in the Battle of the Atlantic, let's hear one
:27:29. > :27:37.man's experience of the Merchant Navy at war. I was two months short
:27:38. > :27:43.of my 17th birthday when I joined the Merchant Navy as a deck officer
:27:44. > :27:48.apprentice. Virtually everything was coming in to the United Kingdom
:27:49. > :27:53.across the Atlantic from the United States of America. Winston Churchill
:27:54. > :27:59.described the Battle of the Atlantic as one of his major fears of the
:28:00. > :28:08.war. Without the Merchant Navy, the nation really could have starved. We
:28:09. > :28:16.set sail and shortly after we experienced the tail end of a
:28:17. > :28:20.hurricane. When a ship was almost vertical, when you are looking down,
:28:21. > :28:24.wallowing and then diving down over the crest of the wave and forcing
:28:25. > :28:35.into the bottom of the next wave, that is a fairly hair-raising
:28:36. > :28:40.experience. I was in the stewards' pantry when I heard the sound of the
:28:41. > :28:45.torpedo hitting the ship. I have been asked whether I was terrified,
:28:46. > :28:50.I was not terrified. I was too busy to be terrified. But before I could
:28:51. > :28:56.climb on the raft myself the sea washed me overboard. Actually I
:28:57. > :29:04.believe it saved my life, because it carried me away from the ship as the
:29:05. > :29:12.ship sank. In total, 60 people on board, 50 lost their lives on that
:29:13. > :29:18.fateful night. My next ship was another tanker, the Scottish
:29:19. > :29:25.Heather, just over three months after that incident we were
:29:26. > :29:30.torpedoed. To experience another torpedo attack in a short period of
:29:31. > :29:41.time was quite an experience, I can tell you. The loss of seafareres'
:29:42. > :29:44.lives and the Arctic convoys too was something in the order of 30,000. I
:29:45. > :30:00.personally will not forget them. BELL RINGS
:30:01. > :30:03.This year as we remember the 70th anniversary of the Battle of the
:30:04. > :30:09.Atlantic, we remember the tribulation and sacrifice of those
:30:10. > :30:15.who fought to defend these isles, amongst them the men of the Merchant
:30:16. > :30:21.Navy, 30,000 of whom were lost, in a battle that claimed 2,000 merchant
:30:22. > :30:27.vessels. Tonight we welcome to the festival, Donald Staddon, Anthony
:30:28. > :30:36.Cash, Leonard Dibb-Western, Charles Downs, Frank Kelly, and Ronald
:30:37. > :30:41.Quested. Ladies and gentleman, let us acknowledge the courage and the
:30:42. > :30:51.contribution of the men of the Merchant Navy.
:30:52. > :38:03.as British troops prepare for the final stages of withdrawal from
:38:04. > :38:08.Afghanistan, their work as focussed on reaching out to local communities
:38:09. > :38:12.and often they benefit from the services of a cultural advisor,
:38:13. > :38:18.whose role it is to give guidance on cultural matters, religion and local
:38:19. > :38:20.customs. Some of these advisors are reservists p and they're playing an
:38:21. > :38:29.increasingly important role. I'm a reservist. I've been in the
:38:30. > :38:33.military for just over ten years now. I started my life being a
:38:34. > :38:37.territorial. When this opportunity came up, that I could learn a
:38:38. > :38:40.language and work for the defence cultural specialist unit, I thought
:38:41. > :38:44.that was the thought of thing I've always wanted to do. It's simply by
:38:45. > :38:48.talking to people and giving them the time of day that you find out
:38:49. > :38:52.the snippets of information that are so useful to yourself and to the
:38:53. > :38:57.military planning. Afghanistan is made up of lots and lots of
:38:58. > :39:03.different tribes, many with their own languages. Pashto is just one of
:39:04. > :39:11.those. It's spoken a lot in Helmand, that's the language I went to learn.
:39:12. > :39:14.When you can start speaking to someone in the dialect, they're so
:39:15. > :39:22.impressed that immediately you've won so many points with them. I'm
:39:23. > :39:27.quite nosey, so speaking to people every day and interviewing people
:39:28. > :39:31.and getting an insight into how Afghans live, I found that
:39:32. > :39:35.fascinating. Being welcomed into their home and you have to accept
:39:36. > :39:40.they're prepared to protect you for the duration of your stay. If you
:39:41. > :39:44.say with your helmet and glasses and gloves on, it's rude and
:39:45. > :39:48.untrustworthy. You will be offered chai, a cup of tea, when you go to
:39:49. > :39:51.their compounds, their farms, despite the fact that maybe some of
:39:52. > :39:57.them think that we are the enemy. I've been told this by farmers,
:39:58. > :40:00.yesterday we hosted the Taliban and they drank our cups of tea. Today
:40:01. > :40:03.you sit here. They are showing you the fact that they're stuck in the
:40:04. > :40:08.middle of this difficult war. But they'll be friendly and I don't see
:40:09. > :40:12.that as being two faced. I see that as treating everyone the same. I
:40:13. > :40:17.felt lucky to be invited into their houses. The defence cultural
:40:18. > :40:22.specialist unit has made it possible for us to reduce the risk of life to
:40:23. > :40:26.coalition forces and the Afghan civilians. So I think that as long
:40:27. > :40:30.as we continue to understand the environment in which we operate, the
:40:31. > :40:44.better it is going to be for reducing risk to life on all sides.
:40:45. > :40:57.# She is like the lady down the road.
:40:58. > :41:08.# Or just the woman up the street. # Like any mother you may know.
:41:09. > :41:18.# To me. # She is the one who had it planned.
:41:19. > :41:25.# To lead us all to Wonderland. # She always wanted us to go.
:41:26. > :41:43.# And she said. # Don't ever be lonely.
:41:44. > :41:48.# Remember I'll always care. # Wherever you may be.
:41:49. > :42:22.# Remember I will be there. # And like another lady that we
:42:23. > :42:27.know. # She has a smile so bright and
:42:28. > :42:36.sweet. # And hair as white as driven snow.
:42:37. > :42:49.# Though life is never easy day today.
:42:50. > :42:56.# She has a very special way. # To make us smile when we are low.
:42:57. > :43:12.# And she says. # Don't ever be lonely.
:43:13. > :43:17.# Remember I'll always care. # Wherever you may be.
:43:18. > :44:10.# Remember I will be there. # Don't ever be lonely.
:44:11. > :44:24.# Remember I'll always care. # Wherever you may be.
:44:25. > :44:37.# Remember I will be there. # I will be there.
:44:38. > :45:16.# I will be there #. Since its creation in 1921 the
:45:17. > :45:21.British Legion has embraced its duty of care to those close family
:45:22. > :45:26.members affected by the loss of a parent, partner, or sibling. In a
:45:27. > :45:31.few moments, we will stand to receive a group of widows and
:45:32. > :45:36.relatives attending the Festival. Before they join us, we pause to
:45:37. > :45:40.reflect on the words of a mother mourning the loss of a son, but
:45:41. > :45:49.deeply proud of his exceptional courage and heroism.
:45:50. > :45:59.You can't describe the pain of losing a child. Ever. You just shut
:46:00. > :46:14.down. And then realise that you have to tell his brothers... And sister.
:46:15. > :46:18.And it's that. The whole family's been hit so hard by it because he
:46:19. > :46:22.was such an inspiration and you know that he is never going to come back.
:46:23. > :46:29.That's the worst thing, because you just know you are never going to see
:46:30. > :46:35.him again. When you find out the circumstances around his death, he
:46:36. > :46:39.was such a good lad. He did such a good job. His section were clearing
:46:40. > :46:43.the compounds when they saw the Taliban insurgent and they couldn't
:46:44. > :46:47.get a position on him to kill or capture him. It was quite a lengthy
:46:48. > :46:52.attack and their options were running out and I think that's when
:46:53. > :46:56.they decided the posting the grenade was probably the best option. The
:46:57. > :47:02.decision was someone's got to do it and James was like, I am doing it.
:47:03. > :47:05.James is 6'8" and he crawled behind a wall two foot high to throw the
:47:06. > :47:12.grenade to get this insurgent who had already shot and killed some of
:47:13. > :47:16.his men. Unfortunately, when James went forward and, calls for him to
:47:17. > :47:21.come back, but he is stubborn and carried on and that's when he posted
:47:22. > :47:25.the grenade and, sadly, lost his life. They were all saying that what
:47:26. > :47:29.he did that day went beyond the call of duty. And then they wanted to
:47:30. > :47:34.come and see me about something and says, well, we would like to tell
:47:35. > :47:38.you he's been awarded the Victoria Cross. The Victoria Cross is the
:47:39. > :47:42.highest award you can win in the military. Sadly too often than not
:47:43. > :47:45.they're posthumously awarded because of the kind of acts to win the
:47:46. > :47:51.award. For James to win the Victoria Cross is amazing. It gives you a
:47:52. > :47:57.good warm feeling to think that your little boy who you had all them
:47:58. > :47:58.years ago turned out to be a man of valour and that's a great honour for
:47:59. > :48:29.a mum and a family to have. The bereaved families, led by the
:48:30. > :48:33.mother and brother of Lance Corporal James Ashworth, holder of the
:48:34. > :48:36.Victoria Cross, only the second to be awarded during the 12-year
:48:37. > :48:58.conflict in Afghanistan. Among the group too, Karen Stevens,
:48:59. > :49:04.whose husband Corporal Seth Stevens who died in Afghanistan, Captain Ken
:49:05. > :49:16.Smith is with us, whose son Matthew Smith was killed in Afghanistan in
:49:17. > :49:22.August last year. And Sally Veck whose daughter was killed at the age
:49:23. > :49:35.of 19 in Iraq, providing medical support and killed near Basra.
:49:36. > :50:25.Our next guest knows all about the high standards achieved by those who
:50:26. > :50:31.graduate from the Royal Military Academy because James Blunt left the
:50:32. > :50:35.Army in 2002, having served for six years and rising to the rank of
:50:36. > :50:41.Captain in the Life Guards. Today he is an award-winning musician,
:50:42. > :50:49.enjoying worldwide success. Ladies and gentlemen, would you please give
:50:50. > :50:58.him a very warm welcome. APPLAUSE
:50:59. > :51:09.# How come you don't want to see me? # How come you've gone and left me
:51:10. > :51:15.alone? # How come you took a slow boat to
:51:16. > :51:21.China? # What can I do if I, I can't get
:51:22. > :51:27.through to you? # Baby, blue on blue.
:51:28. > :51:40.# I want you more than I ever wanted.
:51:41. > :51:58.# Than I ever needed. # Anyone I ever knew.
:51:59. > :52:13.# I love you more than ever. # Thought that I would never feel
:52:14. > :52:17.the way that I do. # How long you going to leave me
:52:18. > :52:25.here standing? # How long till you're going to make
:52:26. > :52:30.up your mind? # How long is your balloon ride to
:52:31. > :52:37.nowhere? # And what can I do if I, I can't be
:52:38. > :52:44.there with you? # Baby, blue on blue.
:52:45. > :52:56.# I want you more than I ever wanted.
:52:57. > :53:11.# Than I ever needed. # Anyone I ever knew.
:53:12. > :53:27.# I love you more than ever. # Thought that I would never feel
:53:28. > :53:36.the way that I do. # Coming under fire.
:53:37. > :53:46.# I'm coming under fire. # I'm coming under fire.
:53:47. > :54:48.# I'm coming under fire. Tonight the Act of Remembrance will
:54:49. > :54:53.be observed when the poppies fall and we reflect in silence on the
:54:54. > :54:59.sacrifice of so many. For generations, from the battlefields
:55:00. > :55:04.of the Somme, to the waters of the South Atlantic, service and
:55:05. > :55:12.sacrifice have gone hand in hand. All who serve and have served are
:55:13. > :55:16.represented in tonight's Muster of servicemen and women and that is
:55:17. > :55:33.after Jack Toppings sings for us, he is going to sing For The Fallen.
:55:34. > :55:40.# With proud thanksgiving. # A mother for her children.
:55:41. > :55:48.# We all mourn for our dead across the sea.
:55:49. > :55:56.# Flesh of her. # Flesh they were.
:55:57. > :56:19.# Spirit of her spirit. # Fallen in the cause of the free.
:56:20. > :56:26.# They shall grow not old. # As we that are left grow old.
:56:27. > :56:35.# Age shall not weary them. # Nor the years condemn.
:56:36. > :56:50.# At the going down of the sun. # And in the morning.
:56:51. > :57:00.# We will remember them. # Solemn the drums thrill.
:57:01. > :57:09.# Death august and royal. # Sings sorrow up into immortal
:57:10. > :57:15.spheres. # There is music in the midst of
:57:16. > :57:25.desolation. # And a glory that shines upon our
:57:26. > :57:34.tears. # And a glory that shines upon our
:57:35. > :57:44.tears. # They shall grow not old.
:57:45. > :57:52.# As we that are left grow old. # Age shall not weary them.
:57:53. > :58:01.# Nor the years condemn. # At the going down of the sun.
:58:02. > :58:09.# And in the morning. # We will remember them.
:58:10. > :58:47.# We will remember them #. APPLAUSE
:58:48. > :59:05.To lead off the Muster, the Royal Navy.
:59:06. > :59:12.42 members of the Royal Navy, representing ships and submarines,
:59:13. > :59:19.air squadrons, commander units and shore establishments. The oldest of
:59:20. > :59:35.the armed services, of course. The Senior Service.
:59:36. > :59:44.The Royal Naval Nursing Services, officers and full-time and reserves
:59:45. > :00:06.offering clinical care all over the world. The family white helmets of
:00:07. > :00:24.the Royal Marines. Their motto, by sea, by land. The Royal Marines
:00:25. > :00:38.Reserve, based in Wandsworth. Royal Fleet Auxiliary supplying fuel and
:00:39. > :00:49.food, stores and ammunition. The Army.
:00:50. > :01:00.The tune tells us it's the Scots Guard, F Company, involved in all
:01:01. > :01:05.major activity in the past 12 months. 60% of soldiers from
:01:06. > :01:13.Scotland, majority from Glasgow and the surrounding area. Here we have
:01:14. > :01:19.ball law -- Balaclava Company 5 Scots.
:01:20. > :01:31.Queen's Gurkha Orderly Officers. We have Queen Alexandra's Royal Army
:01:32. > :01:37.Nursing Corps, representing a tradition of Army nursing going back
:01:38. > :01:41.to the Crimean War. The Army Reserve. Lots of change
:01:42. > :01:44.over the next few years. The number of reservists to increase by 30,000
:01:45. > :02:01.by 2018. Personnel drawn from a range of
:02:02. > :02:45.bases. The RAF regiment represented by the
:02:46. > :02:53.Queen's Colour Squadron. The servicewomen n of the Royal Air
:02:54. > :03:02.Force. The RAF Police, playing a crucial part in protecting personnel
:03:03. > :03:06.and aircraft. RAF Nursing Service. They bring cash well toys from the
:03:07. > :03:09.point of -- casualties from the point of wounding to field
:03:10. > :03:22.hospitals, often in very dangerous conditions.
:03:23. > :03:35.Royal Auxillary Air Force led by Liz Foster. They represent some 1400
:03:36. > :03:38.personnel from 23 squadrons. The Volunteer Reserve. They're to be
:03:39. > :03:51.boosted by five squadrons in the next few years.
:03:52. > :04:00.The Royal British Legion and civilian services.
:04:01. > :04:07.A group of poppy collectors representing more than 300,000, who
:04:08. > :04:14.make up the Poppy Appeal volunteers across the UK and overseas. Civilian
:04:15. > :04:23.services, including the defence medical welfare services, they
:04:24. > :04:27.provide support to wounded, sick service personnel and their families
:04:28. > :04:39.during the year. The British Red Cross here, 150th anniversary.
:04:40. > :04:47.On 25th March, 2013, the insurgents drove a truck with approximately
:04:48. > :04:53.half a ton of explosives on the back into the north-east corner of patrol
:04:54. > :04:57.base. Cop ral Griffiths was in the -- Corporal Griffiths was in the
:04:58. > :05:01.scuff house at the time. He was thrown from his berth to the other
:05:02. > :05:07.side of the bench. When I came to, there was screaming, lads shouting,
:05:08. > :05:13.saying, I need help. Friends need help. I didn't know I was injured
:05:14. > :05:17.myself He took it upon himself to arm himself, wearing nothing by a
:05:18. > :05:22.T-shirt and trousers and boots and took the fight to the men I. It --
:05:23. > :05:26.Fight to the enemy. It wasn't until I pushed through the tent did I see
:05:27. > :05:30.the insurgents in camp. As I realised I had to kill them before
:05:31. > :05:38.they killed all our lads. My eye started hurting a bit. He looked at
:05:39. > :05:45.my face and said, "You've been hit in the face." The base was secure.
:05:46. > :05:48.He had done his bit. I was sent back to Camp Bastion. They did the
:05:49. > :05:55.assessment on me and they realised my back was broke too. We
:05:56. > :06:02.unfortunately lost a sole -- soldier that day. Lance Corporal Jamie Webb.
:06:03. > :06:05.I was devastated. I thought he was going to make it. He had a massive
:06:06. > :06:11.personality. Any favour you wanted, he would help you out. It's a great
:06:12. > :06:17.loss. He was a good lad. I believe what Corporal Griffiths did that day
:06:18. > :06:22.was heroic. His back was broken and he received shrp knell in the eye --
:06:23. > :06:32.shrapnel in the eye. That is worthy of being given an award. I'm proud
:06:33. > :06:37.to take the award for the company. When I walk into the Albert Hall
:06:38. > :06:43.holding the Book of Rememberance, I will be thinking of Jamie and his
:06:44. > :07:03.family and all the soldiers killed protecting our country.
:07:04. > :07:10.# O Lord my God. # When I in awesome wonder.
:07:11. > :07:14.# Consider all the works thy hands have made.
:07:15. > :07:20.# I see the stars. # I hear the rolling thunder.
:07:21. > :07:27.# Thy power throughout the universe displayed.
:07:28. > :07:35.# Then sings my soul, my saviour God, to thee.
:07:36. > :07:41.# How great thou art. # How great thou art.
:07:42. > :07:49.# Then sings my soul, my saviour God, to thee.
:07:50. > :08:01.# How great thou art. # How great thou art.
:08:02. > :08:10.# When through the woods. # And forest glades I wander.
:08:11. > :08:17.# And hear the birds sing sweetly in the trees.
:08:18. > :08:25.# When I look down from lofty mountain grandeur.
:08:26. > :08:31.# And hear the brook and feel the gentle breeze.
:08:32. > :08:40.# Then sings my soul, my saviour God, to thee.
:08:41. > :08:46.# How great thou art. # How great thou art.
:08:47. > :08:54.# Then sings my soul, my saviour God, to thee.
:08:55. > :09:06.# How great thou art. # How great thou art.
:09:07. > :09:17.# And when I think that God, his son not sparing.
:09:18. > :09:22.# Sent him to die. # I scarce can take it in.
:09:23. > :09:30.# That on the cross, my burden gladly bearing.
:09:31. > :09:37.# He bled and died to take away my sin.
:09:38. > :09:45.# Then sings my soul, my saviour God, to thee.
:09:46. > :09:52.# How great thou art. # How great thou art.
:09:53. > :09:58.# Then sings my soul, my saviour God, to thee.
:09:59. > :10:17.# How great thou art. # How great thou art.
:10:18. > :10:26.# When Christ shall come. # With shout of acclamation.
:10:27. > :10:33.# And take me home. # What joy shall fill my heart.
:10:34. > :10:39.# Then I shall bow in humble adoration.
:10:40. > :10:48.# And then proclaim, "My God, how great thou art."
:10:49. > :10:57.# Then sings my soul, my saviour God, to thee.
:10:58. > :11:02.# How great thou art. # How great thou art.
:11:03. > :11:09.# Then sings my soul, my saviour God, to thee.
:11:10. > :11:33.# How great thou art. # How great thou art #.
:11:34. > :11:43.We are here in the presence of God to remember with thanks giving and
:11:44. > :11:49.sorrow those whose lives, in world wars and conflicts past and present,
:11:50. > :11:59.have been given and taken away in the cause of justice and freedom. To
:12:00. > :12:04.pray for all who in bereavement, disability and pain continue to
:12:05. > :12:11.suffer the consequences of fighting and terror. And for the Royal
:12:12. > :12:19.British Legion, as it continues its ministry of care, support and
:12:20. > :12:26.advocacy for them. And to commit ourselves, young and old, to work in
:12:27. > :12:31.penitence and faith for reconciliation between the nations
:12:32. > :12:41.of our troubled world. That under God, people of every race and creed
:12:42. > :12:49.may be at peace. These thoughts and prayers we offer now in the words
:12:50. > :12:56.that Jesus taught: Our father, who art in heaven,
:12:57. > :13:01.Hallowed be thy name Thy will be done on earth as it is
:13:02. > :13:08.in heaven Give us this day our daily bread
:13:09. > :13:11.And forgive us our trespasses As we forgive those who trespass
:13:12. > :13:17.against us # And lead us not into temptation
:13:18. > :13:21.But deliver us from evil For thine is the kingdom, the power
:13:22. > :13:40.and the glory forever and ever, amen.
:13:41. > :13:49.Jesus said, "This is my commandment, love one another as I have loved
:13:50. > :13:54.you. There is no greater love than this, that a man should lay down his
:13:55. > :13:59.life for his friends. Are you my friends, if you do what I command
:14:00. > :14:03.you. I call you servants no longer. A servient does not know what his
:14:04. > :14:09.master is about. I have called you friends because I have disclosed to
:14:10. > :14:14.you everything that I heard from my Father. You did not choose me. I
:14:15. > :14:19.chose you. I appointed you to go on and bear fruit, fruit that shall
:14:20. > :14:26.last. So that the Father may give you all that you ask in my name.
:14:27. > :14:49.This is my commandment to you: Love one another."
:14:50. > :14:54.# Lord, in your mercy hear our prayer
:14:55. > :14:59.# Hear us as we pray to you. We give thanks in this, the 60th anniversary
:15:00. > :15:07.of the year of her Coronation, for our Sovereign lady, Queen e-Liz bit,
:15:08. > :15:12.Pat -- Elizabeth, Patron of the Royal British Legion, for her
:15:13. > :15:15.unstinting devotion to duty and her unswerving commitment to the service
:15:16. > :15:19.of all her peoples. Grant that she may be so strengthened by God's
:15:20. > :15:25.grace and guided by his spirit that following in the way of Christ with
:15:26. > :15:28.her whole heart she may at the last come into his ie ternl kingdom --
:15:29. > :15:48.eternal kingdom. # Lord, hear my prayer
:15:49. > :15:52.We pray for those upon whom the responsibilities of Government are
:15:53. > :15:56.laid and for all who, through positions of influence and
:15:57. > :16:03.authority, serve the well-being of this nation, the Commonwealth and
:16:04. > :16:09.the world. Give them the courage and integrity always to do what is
:16:10. > :16:15.right, that upholding honour and justice and restraining evil and
:16:16. > :16:22.oppression, they may enrich our common life and further the cause of
:16:23. > :16:33.goodness and truth. # Oh, Lord, hear my prayer
:16:34. > :16:43.# Hear my prayer # Lord hear my prayer
:16:44. > :16:49.We commend to God the men and women who serve today in the Royal Navy,
:16:50. > :16:55.the Army, and the Royal Air Force and all who support them in their
:16:56. > :17:01.mission at sea, on land and in the air. May they meet danger with
:17:02. > :17:07.bravery and, facing whatever lies before them with discipline and
:17:08. > :17:19.loyalty, truly serve the cause of justice, freedom and peace.
:17:20. > :17:26.# Oh, Lord hear my prayer # Oh, Lord hear my prayer
:17:27. > :17:41.# Lord, hear my prayer # And bring us your peace.
:17:42. > :18:07.# Amen. The Festival Organist again is Peter
:18:08. > :18:10.Crompton. # I vow to thee, my country, all
:18:11. > :18:22.earthly things above. # Entire and whole and perfect, the
:18:23. > :18:30.service of my love. # The love that asks no question.
:18:31. > :18:40.# The love that stands the test. # That lays upon the altar.
:18:41. > :18:51.# The dearest and the best. # The love that never falters.
:18:52. > :19:02.# The love that pays the price. # The love that makes undaunted.
:19:03. > :19:14.# The final sacrifice. # And there's another country.
:19:15. > :19:26.# I've heard of long ago. # Most dear to them that love her.
:19:27. > :19:34.# Most great to them that know. # We may not count her armies.
:19:35. > :19:45.# We may not see her King. # Her fortress is a faithful heart.
:19:46. > :19:55.# Her pride is suffering. # And soul by soul and silently.
:19:56. > :19:58.# Her shining bounds increase. # And her ways are ways of
:19:59. > :20:19.gentleness. # And all her paths are peace #.
:20:20. > :20:23.Teach us, good Lord, to serve thee as thou deservest, to give and in
:20:24. > :20:30.the to count the cost, to fight and not to heed the wounds, to toil and
:20:31. > :20:40.not to seek for rest, to labour and not to ask for any reward, save that
:20:41. > :20:50.of knowing that we do thy will through Jesus Christ, our Lord.
:20:51. > :20:56.Amen. They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old. Age shall
:20:57. > :21:05.not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the
:21:06. > :21:08.sun and in the morning, we will remember them. We will remember
:21:09. > :25:45.them. When you go home, tell them of us
:25:46. > :25:59.and say, for your tomorrow we gave our today.
:26:00. > :26:20.Representing the youth of the United Kingdom, Kiara and Mia, aged nine
:26:21. > :26:28.and seven, their father Gary is recently returned from Afghanistan.
:26:29. > :26:33.They will present poppies to the Royal British Legion. We present
:26:34. > :26:38.these poppies from children to say thank you to all those who gave
:26:39. > :26:59.their lives so that we can live and be free. Thank you very much.
:27:00. > :27:06.Ever-living God, we remember those whom you have gathered from the
:27:07. > :27:10.storm of war into the peace of your presence, may that same peace calm
:27:11. > :27:15.our fears, bring justice to all peoples and establish harmony among
:27:16. > :27:29.the nations, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. The final hymn at
:27:30. > :27:43.this year's Festival is The Day Thou Gavest Lord Is Ended.
:27:44. > :27:45.# The day thou gavest, Lord, is ended.
:27:46. > :27:52.# The darkness falls at thy behest. # To thee our morning hymns
:27:53. > :28:02.ascended. # Thy praise shall sanctify our
:28:03. > :28:08.rest. # We thank thee that thy church,
:28:09. > :28:18.unsleeping. # While earth rolls onward into
:28:19. > :28:26.light. # Through all the world her watch is
:28:27. > :28:40.keeping. # And rests not now by day or night.
:28:41. > :28:46.# The sun that bids us rest is waking.
:28:47. > :28:55.# Our brethren 'neath the western sky.
:28:56. > :29:10.# And hour by hour fresh lips are making.
:29:11. > :29:19.# Thy wondrous doings heard on high. # So be it, Lord.
:29:20. > :29:25.# Thy throne shall never. # Like earth's proud empires, pass
:29:26. > :29:35.away. # Thy kingdom stands, and grows
:29:36. > :29:37.forever. # Till all thy creatures own thy
:29:38. > :30:16.sway #. # Sunset in the western sky.
:30:17. > :30:21.# Darkness falls o'er land and sea. # Praise Lord we raise to you.
:30:22. > :31:06.# This night and for evermore. # We think of loved ones near and
:31:07. > :31:12.far. # And those who've fought the fight
:31:13. > :31:18.before. # Keep safe your people, Lord.
:31:19. > :31:59.# This night and for evermore. # Keep safe your people, Lord.
:32:00. > :32:17.# This night and for evermore. # This night and for evermore #.
:32:18. > :32:27.God grant to the living grace, to the departed, rest. To the church,
:32:28. > :32:35.the Queen, the Commonwealth and all people, peace and Concorde and to
:32:36. > :32:45.us, and all his servants, life everlasting. And the blessing of God
:32:46. > :32:46.almighty, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, be among you and
:32:47. > :33:09.remain with you always. Amen. # God save our gracious Queen.
:33:10. > :33:18.# Long live our noble Queen. # God save the Queen.
:33:19. > :33:26.# Send her victorious. # Happy and glorious.
:33:27. > :33:39.# Long to reign over us. # God save the Queen #.
:33:40. > :34:03.The parade will remove head-dress. Remove. : Head-dress. Three cheers
:34:04. > :34:17.for Her Majesty the Queen. Hip, hip. Hooray. Hip, hip. Hooray. Hip, hip.
:34:18. > :34:39.Hooray. Parade will replace head-dress. Replace head-dress.
:34:40. > :34:59.As Her Majesty and the members of the Royal Family leave the Royal
:35:00. > :35:03.Box, this year's Festival of Remembrance is at an end. The Queen
:35:04. > :35:06.will be at the Cenotaph tomorrow morning, leading the nation's
:35:07. > :35:12.tributes to the fallen in the company of thousands of veterans and
:35:13. > :35:17.families. Our coverage starts at 10. 20 on BBC One. From now, from the
:35:18. > :35:22.entire BBC team, at the Royal Albert Hall, good night.