ROYAL FAMILY AT REMEMBRANCE DAY
LONDON, Nov 6. Throughout the British Isles to-day in small churches and great cathedrals, at simple memorials on village greens, an Kin the squares of towns and cities, thousands attended services linking them with the great Remembrance Day ceremony at the Cenotaph in London. Their Majesties, Queen Mary, Princess Elizabeth, Princess Margaret, the Duke of Gloucester, and the Duchess of Kent attended the ceremony at the Cenotaph, w ch was conducted by B shop of London (Dr. J. W. C, Wand). Navy; A"my, and Royal Air Force detachments 'flanked the and at 11 a.m. a gun fired from the nearby Horse Guards’ parade ground marked the beginning of the two minutes silence. His Majesty,- Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Gloucester placed wreaths on the Cenotaph. Later His Majesty attended a special service at Westminster Abbey, where wreaths were laid on the tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
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Grey River Argus, 9 November 1949, Page 8
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