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| Royal Family attends remembrance events in London | Royal Family attends remembrance events in London |
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| The Queen and other members of the Royal Family are taking part in remembrance-themed events in London. | The Queen and other members of the Royal Family are taking part in remembrance-themed events in London. |
| The Queen, the Duke of Edinburgh and the Duke of Cambridge are at the opening of a memorial garden at Wellington Barracks in central London. | |
| The garden has been created with soil from battlefields and Commonwealth War Grave Cemeteries in Flanders. | The garden has been created with soil from battlefields and Commonwealth War Grave Cemeteries in Flanders. |
| Prince Harry visited the field of remembrance at Westminster Abbey. | Prince Harry visited the field of remembrance at Westminster Abbey. |
| He met the president of the Royal British Legion Poppy Factory and workers from the factory, as well as the dean of Westminster and clergy from St Margaret's Church. | He met the president of the Royal British Legion Poppy Factory and workers from the factory, as well as the dean of Westminster and clergy from St Margaret's Church. |
| The prince laid a cross of remembrance in front of two wooden crosses from the graves of unknown British soldiers from the World War One and World War Two. | The prince laid a cross of remembrance in front of two wooden crosses from the graves of unknown British soldiers from the World War One and World War Two. |
| The Last Post was played and attendees observed two minutes' silence. | |
| It was his second visit to the field of remembrance at Westminster Abbey - he accompanied Prince Philip to the site last year. | It was his second visit to the field of remembrance at Westminster Abbey - he accompanied Prince Philip to the site last year. |
| The first field of remembrance was opened in the grounds of the abbey in November 1928, when two tribute crosses were planted. | The first field of remembrance was opened in the grounds of the abbey in November 1928, when two tribute crosses were planted. |
| Since then, the tradition has grown and the field is home to thousands of remembrance tributes every year, each cross carrying a personal message to someone who lost his or her life. | Since then, the tradition has grown and the field is home to thousands of remembrance tributes every year, each cross carrying a personal message to someone who lost his or her life. |
| Wellington Barracks, where the Flanders Field Memorial Garden will be based, is the home of Her Majesty's Household Division. | Wellington Barracks, where the Flanders Field Memorial Garden will be based, is the home of Her Majesty's Household Division. |