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Remembrance Sunday: The King leads Cenotaph ceremony

The UK has fallen silent on Remembrance Sunday as a two-minute silence was held at 11:00 GMT to honour servicemen and women who died in past conflicts.

King Charles III led a ceremony and laid a wreath at the Cenotaph in front of other royals, senior politicians and some 10,000 Royal British Legion veterans.

13 November 2022

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