Remembrance Day

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Royal Navy
The Royal British Legion’s Poppy Appeal launches today.
Wearing your poppy is a way to pay your respects to the Armed Forces for the sacrifices they made to protect our freedom.
Wear your poppy, show you care.
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Royal Navy helps launch Hampshire and Isle of Wight Poppy Appeal

Royal Navy sailors helped to launch this year’s Royal British Legion’s (RBL) Poppy Appeal at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, delivering the first poppies by landing craft.

For the first time since 2020, the RBL launched their Hampshire and Isle of Wight Poppy Appeal in Portsmouth Historic Dockyard today. Representatives from across the Royal Navy, Royal Marines, Army and Royal Air Force came together alongside veterans, local dignitaries and the public to launch the appeal.

In a nod to their forebears 80 years on from D-Day, sailors, both regular and reserve, arrived by landing craft alongside HMS Warrior this afternoon to deliver the first of this year’s poppies.

Invited guests and the public were welcomed by the Royal Marines Band Service and treated to performances from trainees based at the Alford Schools of Military Music at His Majesty’s Naval Base Portsmouth.

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Call to buy official RBL poppies and not help profiteers as Remembrance approaches

Remembrance Sunday allows people to honour the service and sacrifice of the Armed Forces community from the UK and the Commonwealth, but some traders are profiting from its symbol, the red poppy.

Poppies, pins and badges are available from the Royal British Legion, and buying and wearing one helps to fund the work of the RBL as well as signifying the act of remembrance.

However several online retailers are selling Remembrance-themed poppies that largely come from China and are nothing to do with the Royal British Legion.

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Ministry of Defence
Visiting the poppy factory this week, Defence Secretary John Healey MP made a wreath with military veterans and volunteers for the Remembrance period.
Watch to see how the Factory has helped veterans during their resettlement into civilian life.
https://x.com/i/status/1850085181463331001

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Sailors gather in Portsmouth for rehearsals ahead of Remembrance Sunday

More than 100 men and women from across all branches of the Royal Navy and Royal Marines will travel to London this weekend for Remembrance events.

Ahead of two days of commemorations in the capital, personnel gathered in Portsmouth for their final rehearsal and to ensure they are ready to form part of the Ceremonial Guard.

Led by Warrant Officer 1 Glynn Moffat, 115 sailors will be on duty at Whitehall on Sunday and a smaller group will be on parade at the Royal Albert Hall on Saturday evening for the Festival of Remembrance.

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Royal British Legion
Join us for the Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance from the Royal Albert Hall on 9 November as we come together to commemorate our Armed Forces and those who have made the ultimate sacrifice to protect our way of life.
Watch on Saturday at 9pm on BBC One.

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Watch: The Download – all the top stories from across the military world
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Duchess of Gloucester stands in for absent Queen at Field of Remembrance opening
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UK Prime Minister
10 Downing Street
We’re making sure those who serve and have served our country have the support they need.
That’s why we’re committing £3.5 million for veterans’ homelessness support programmes.
Prime Minister to host veterans and families in Downing Street as the nation prepares to remember all those who fought for our freedom.
See https://www.gov.uk/government/news/gove ... emembrance

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Personnel from across HMS Sultan came together as one to remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country at a Drumhead Ceremony.
https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news/2024/ ... d-ceremony

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Navy Lookout
Our war heroes died to protect democracy.
It is under threat again.
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By Adm Tony Radakin