Remembrance Sunday 2010
14 November 2010
As the custodians of Remembrance, The Royal British
Legion is calling on the nation to unite in commemorating
Remembrance Sunday at the 2010 Cenotaph Parade in Whitehall
on 14 November.
The Cenotaph ceremony is organised annually by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, with The Royal British Legion coordinating the March Past.
The DCMS press office contact this year is Emma Marsh T: 0207 211 6271 E: emma.marsh@culture.gsi.gov.uk accreditation should be arranged through the DCMS press office only.
There will be 7444 veterans taking part in the March past from various regiments, with over a thousand other representatives from other organisations and associations.
Leading this year is The British Korean Veterans Association, marked in the columns list as 'column F'. This is to mark the 60th anniversary of the beginning of the Korean War. View the March Past order here.
Sir John Kiszely KCB MC will be in attendance and will be laying a wreath on behalf of The Royal British Legion, as its National President. The wreaths, as always come from the Legion's Poppy Factory in Richmond, Surrey. The Commonwealth wreath is prepared by Kew Gardens and is the only wreath made up of real foliage from the Commonwealth countries.
To check out the weather for Remembrance Sunday in London or your local area, visit www.metoffice.gov.uk/events/remembrance-sunday
