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A war memorial is a building, monument, statue or other edifice to celebrate a war or victory, or to commemorate those who died or were injured in a war.

Three arrested after alleged hate crime at Waterloo

Three arrested after alleged hate crime at Waterloo
Nov 13,2023 11:51 am

... Meanwhile counter-protesters - who included some far-right groups - clashed with police near the Cenotaph War Memorial...

More powers for policing protests considered by government

More powers for policing protests considered by government
Nov 13,2023 3:41 am

... The Metropolitan Police said 145 people were arrested - the " vast majority" of whom were counter-protesters near the Cenotaph War Memorial - and nine officers were injured...

London protests: Seven charged and 145 arrested as police appeals continue

London protests: Seven charged and 145 arrested as police appeals continue
Nov 12,2023 2:31 pm

... He added that " EDL [English Defence League] thugs attacking police and trespassing on the Cenotaph" War Memorial had disrespected the honour of the UK s armed forces...

Remembrance Day: King Charles leads wreath-laying on Whitehall

Remembrance Day: King Charles leads wreath-laying on Whitehall
Nov 12,2023 9:21 am

... As they pass the Cenotaph - Whitehall s 103-year-old War Memorial - heads swing left in unison, some give a sharp salute...

Remembrance Sunday: King Charles to lead memorial service at Cenotaph

Remembrance Sunday: King Charles to lead memorial service at Cenotaph
Nov 12,2023 3:21 am

... On Saturday, as they prevented a violent crowd of mainly football hooligans reaching the War Memorial while a service took place...

Rishi Sunak condemns violence on day of protests in London

Rishi Sunak condemns violence on day of protests in London
Nov 11,2023 7:31 pm

... Scuffles first broke out shortly after 10:00 GMT as police attempted to stop a crowd of people carrying St George s flags marching along Embankment towards Whitehall where the Cenotaph - the 103-year-old War Memorial - is located...

Remembrance Sunday: Aberystwyth veteran pays for memorial lights

Remembrance Sunday: Aberystwyth veteran pays for memorial lights
Nov 11,2023 7:11 pm

...By Jack GreyBBC NewsA war veteran has paid out of his own pocket to light up a War Memorial for Remembrance events...

Police impose Cenotaph exclusion zone ahead of London pro-Palestinian protest

Police impose Cenotaph exclusion zone ahead of London pro-Palestinian protest
Nov 10,2023 11:31 am

... The force said any Pro-Palestinian protesters who try to assemble close to the War Memorial would be arrested...

Remembrance Day: King Charles leads wreath-laying on Whitehall

Nov 8,2023 9:01 am

By Jonny DymondRoyal correspondent on Whitehall

For One Day a year The Hustle and bustle of London's Whitehall - gawking tourists, chanting protestors and hooting taxis - is Swept Away and in its place a very different slice of Britain descends.

On Sunday came military veterans, lots of them, in blazers and berets, well-shined shoes and crisply-creased trousers, with nods to old comrades and regimental rivals.

Here were families making sure their loved ones were remembered and here were people who had come to see The Spectacle , but also to pay their respects.

The Crowd That lines Whitehall on these Remembrance Sundays do not all dress up for the occasion. But this is a Britain with Sunday-best manners, polite and orderly, this is A Day of unity in divided times.

The hinge of This Day is the Eleventh Hour - That time on 11 November 1918 when four terrible years of slaughter came to end.

The two minutes' silence That falls after Big Ben sounds sees faces long with memory and grief, none more so than The King , a single poppy blazing out from the blue-grey lapel of his greatcoat.

A command is barked into the thick Cold Air : " Stand At Ease , stand easy. " The troops settle a little.

And Then begins the Beating Heart of The Day , The Parade of veterans, in berets and bowler hats, sometimes in wheelchairs and sometimes led by guide dogs.

Their march not quite as steady as it once was, but their pride shining out like the medals across their chests.

As they pass The Cenotaph - Whitehall 's 103-year-old War Memorial - Heads Swing Left in unison, some give a sharp salute.

And, as they pass, they yield up their ring of poppies, which is taken to The Base of The Cenotaph and laid gently down, The Ring of red around the simple monument gradually becoming a long carpet of remembrance.

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Source of news: bbc.com

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