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I am writing this dispatch a few minutes after 11-11-11-11. The nation has paused for two minutes to remember its brave Service men and women, and will do so again across the land and throughout the Commonwealth on Sunday – Remembrance Sunday.
Three weeks ago on Trafalgar Day over 70 people stood in silence at another ceremony: The First Sea Lord’s Wreath Laying at St Paul’s Cathedral. The new Ceremony, redesigned by The 1805 Club and organised by the Marine Society and Sea Cadets, is establishing itself as an important annual occasion and this year’s was the finest yet. The bugler from the Band of HM Royal Marines was outstanding and the lowered colours of the Guard of Honour from the Royal British Legion added to the ceremonial and solemnity of the occasion. The Legion is the nation's custodian of Remembrance, ensuring that people remember those who have given their lives for the freedom we enjoy today. Even though it has its origins in the First World War it chooses to honour Nelson.
