Remembrance Day Service & Parade
The Cenotaph in Whitehall serves as the focus for the nation's annual commemoration of those who fought and died in war. The Royal Family, as heads of the armed services, political leaders and foreign ambassadors lead the wreath-laying.
On Remembrance Sunday, the nearest Sunday to Armistice Day - the 11th day of the 11th month when, at the 11th hour, the end of the First World War was declared - crowds line Whitehall to watch the sombre ceremony and pay their respects with the two-minute silence.
The mournful solo bugle sounds the Last Post, and prayers are offered for the sacrifices made in war.
Related Information
Website: The Poppy Appeal Website
Website: The Royal British Legion Website
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Royal British Legion |
| Email: | info@britishlegion.org.uk |
| Phone: | 08457 725725 (from UK only) |
| Phone: | +44 (0) 20 3207 2100 (international enquiries) |
| Venue Information: | Cenotaph |
| Full Name: | |
| Address: | Whitehall SW1A 2DY |
| Directions: | On Whitehall, opposite the Foreign & Commonwealth Office. By Tube: to Westminster (Circle, District & Jubilee lines). |
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Royal British Legion |
| Email: | info@britishlegion.org.uk |
| Phone: | 08457 725725 (from UK only) |
| Phone: | +44 (0) 20 3207 2100 (international enquiries) |
| Name: | Visit Britain |
| Location: | London |
| Address: | Britain & London Visitor Centre, 1 Regent Street, London SW1Y 4XT |
| Email: | blvcinfo@visitbritain.org |
| Phone: | +44 (0) 20 7808 3815 |
| Name: | Visit London |
| Location: | London |
| Address: | There are drop-in Tourist Information Centres in Victoria Station, Liverpool St Station, Heathrow near the underground and other venues around London. See their website for details. |
| Phone: | +44 (0)20 7234 5800 |
| Fax: | +44 (0)20 7378 6525 |
| Name: | The London Tourist Board & Convention Bureau |
| Location: | Greater London |
| Address: | Leicester Square Information Lodge, Leicester Square, Westminster, London, WC2H 7BP |
| Phone: | +44 (0) 20 7292 2333 |
| Fax: | +44 (0) 20 7292 2333 |
| Name: | British Tourist Authority |
| Location: | United Kingdom |
| Address: | Thames Tower, Black's Road, Hammersmith, London W6 9EL |
| Phone: | +44 (0) 20 8846 9000 |
| Fax: | +44 (0) 20 8563 0302 |
| Name: | The National Trust |
| Location: | United Kingdom |
| Email: | enquiries@ntrust.org.uk |
| Phone: | +44 (0) 20 8315 1111 |
| Fax: | +44 (0) 20 8466 6824 |
