Description
Physical description
Union flag made of bunting and measuring 10ft broad and 6ft wide.
Label
One of the National flags hung from the Cenotaph during the Remembrance Day ceremonies in Whitehall. These ceremonies, to honour the British and Commonwealth dead of the two world wars and subsequent conflicts, are normally held on the nearest Sunday to 11th November - the date of the Armistice in 1918. The start of the ceremony, timed to coincide with 11 o'clock in the morning, the hour at which the guns fell silent along all fronts in 1918 is heralded by the firing of 'maroons'. This is followed by the 'Two Minutes Silence' which ends with a Bugler sounding Reveille. This is then followed by the laying of wreaths and a Religious Service, normally conducted by the Bishop of London after which there is a march past by representatives of ex-servicemen's associations and civilian organisations. The ceremony held at the Cenotaph on
Remembrance Sunday is regarded as an extremely important occasion in the British national calendar and is attended by the Reigning Sovereign, other members of the Royal Family, the Prime Minister of the day, members of the Cabinet, leaders of other political parties, the Chiefs of Staff, Commonwealth High Commissioners or their Representatives and the leaders of most the major religious groupings within the United Kingdom.
History note
One of the National flags hung from the Cenotaph during the Remembrance Day ceremonies in Whitehall. These ceremonies, to honour the British and Commonwealth dead of the two world wars and subsequent conflicts, are normally held on the nearest Sunday to 11th November - the date of the Armistice in 1918. The start of the ceremony, timed to coincide with 11 o'clock in the morning, the hour at which the guns fell silent along all fronts in 1918 is heralded by the firing of 'maroons'. This is followed by the 'Two Minutes Silence' which ends with a Bugler sounding Reveille. This is then followed by the laying of wreaths and a Religious Service, normally conducted by the Bishop of London after which there is a march past by representatives of ex-servicemen's associations and civilian organisations. The ceremony held at the Cenotaph on
Remembrance Sunday is regarded as an extremely important occasion in the British national calendar and is attended by the Reigning Sovereign, other members of the Royal Family, the Prime Minister of the day, members of the Cabinet, leaders of other political parties, the Chiefs of Staff, Commonwealth High Commissioners or their Representatives and the leaders of most the major religious groupings within the United Kingdom.
