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The Festival of Remembrance

The Royal British Legion, the organisation which supports Britain’s veterans, organises the annual Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall in London. The first half of the event is part military tattoo, part popular concert, but the second half is a Christian service of remembrance for the dead of all wars. The Festival takes place the Saturday before Remembrance Sunday: a 2:00pm matinee for the general public, and a 7:00pm one for veterans, servicemen, and their families in the presence of the Royal Family. The 7:00pm festival is broadcast on BBC1 every year, but sadly is not yet simulcast via internet for those abroad. Here are a few YouTube clips from different parts of the service in the past two years.

From 2009: the muster of officers, soldiers, sailors, airmen, and other service members from the armed forces.

From 2009: The Two Minutes Silence, and the presentation of poppies from children, and Last Post.

From 2008: ‘The Day Thou Gavest, Lord, Hath Ended’, followed by an arrangement of Blessed John Henry Newman’s ‘Lead Kindly Light’ with the Last Post. The Final Blessing, with the National Anthem and Three Cheers for H.M. the Queen.

Published at 5:00 pm on Sunday 14 November 2010. Categories: Errant Thoughts Great Britain Military Tags: , .
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