Thousands of crosses are being placed at Westminster Abbey today as the nation gets set to remember fallen servicemen and women. Volunteers are laying more than 12,000 crosses over 380 plots laid out in the names of military associations and other organisations. But remembrance services are under threat as a second lockdown looms over the UK, with … Read more
Remembrance Day ceremonies could be limited to ‘short, focused’ wreath-laying events amid second lockdown Matt Hancock reportedly tells MPs only ‘short’ wreath-laying events are allowed Remembrance Day ceremonies are under threat from second lockdown rules But Downing Street insisted last night that a decision had not yet been made The development will add to anger among … Read more
Now MPs are told they can claim the cost of Remembrance Day poppy wreaths on expenses MPs have been told they can claim back money on Remembrance day poppies The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority made the decision The Tax Payers’ Alliance utterly outraged by the complete waste of public funds By Anna Mikhailova For The … Read more
Tammy Hembrow’s sister Emilee shared a heartfelt post remembering her stillborn son Jamal on International Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day. The Gold Coast based entrepreneur, 28, tragically lost her unborn child when she was 30 weeks pregnant in June. On Friday, she shared an image of an angel sleeping on a cloud with a rainbow … Read more
Prince Harry will not be joining the Royals for this year’s Remembrance Sunday service. Members of the Royal Family and dignitaries will attend the Cenotaph next month to lay wreaths to remember the fallen in an event which has been scaled down due to coronavirus. It is expected that Prince Charles, Prince William and Princess … Read more
Year after year, it is always one of the most moving sights in the calendar. For as far as the eye can see, there are veterans of all ages — a few frail witnesses to Monte Cassino or the Burmese jungle or the huts of Bletchley Park; old sweats from Korea or Malaya or Aden; … Read more
Public will NOT be able to mark Remembrance Sunday at the Cenotaph because of the coronavirus pandemic By Dan Sales For Mailonline Published: 11:43 BST, 15 October 2020 | Updated: 11:57 BST, 15 October 2020 Remembrance Sunday at the Cenotaph will be closed to the public amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Crowds will not be allowed … Read more
The Prince of Wales is spearheading a ‘virtual memorial’ for those whose lives have been tragically taken by the ‘agonisingly painful’ Covid-19 pandemic. Remember Me, is an online book of remembrance started by St Paul’s Cathedral, in London, but open to mark the loss of loved ones of all faiths and creeds. In a video … Read more