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A Service to Mark the Centenary of the End of the First World War

In the presence of members of the Royal Family and of HM Government, the official national commemoration of the centenary of the end of World War One, live from Westminster Abbey.

In the presence of members of the Royal Family and of Her Majesty鈥檚 Government, the official national commemoration of the centenary of the end of World War One, live from Westminster Abbey. The service will commemorate the armistice signed between the Allies and Germany at Compi猫gne, France, for the cessation of hostilities on the Western Front, which took effect at eleven o'clock in the morning 鈥� the 鈥榚leventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month鈥� of 1918. The service is led by the Dean of Westminster, and the preacher is the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Reverend and Right Honourable Justin Welby. Commentator: Martin Bashir. Organist and Master of the Choristers: James O鈥橠onnell. Sub-Organist: Peter Holder. Producer: Ben Collingwood.

55 minutes

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Sun 11 Nov 2018 17:55

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  • Sun 11 Nov 2018 17:55