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Monday 9 November 2015
Queen Leads Britain in Annual Service Honoring War Dead
SYLVIA HUI in subsequent conflicts, in- Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II, 2nd right, and the Duke of Edinburgh, right, stand with the Nether-
Associated Press cluding World War II, Iraq lands’ King Willem-Alexander and his wife Queen Maxima of the Netherlands, left, in the Foreign &
LONDON (AP) — Across and Afghanistan. Commonwealth Office, central London, prior to attending the Cenotaph Remembrance Service,
Britain, people paused for The queen laid the first Sunday, Nov. 8, 2015, in tribute for members of the armed forces who have died in major conflicts.
a moment’s silent reflec- wreath of red poppies — a
tion Sunday to remember potent symbol of WWI and (Jonathan Brady/PA via AP)
the country’s war dead as remembrance throughout
Queen Elizabeth II led an the Commonwealth and
annual service in the capi- many other countries — at
tal. the foot of the monument.
The monarch was joined She was followed by King
by other royals, senior poli- Willem-Alexander of the
ticians, and hundreds of Netherlands, who was in-
veterans and well-wishers vited to the event by the
who filled the streets of queen this year to mark
Whitehall for the solemn the 70th anniversary of the
ceremony, held every No- liberation of his country fol-
vember at the Cenotaph lowing the end of WWII.
war memorial. Prince Philip, the queen’s
A hush fell over central husband — and Princes
London as Big Ben struck 11 William, Harry and Andrew,
a.m., with all those attend- who have all served in the
ing — as well as millions armed forces — all paid
up and down the country their respects.
— observing two minutes’ Afterward, veterans pa-
silence. The service takes raded down the streets as
place every year on the military bands played.
11th hour on the nearest This year, organizers say
Sunday to the anniversary the service was slightly
of the end of World War I shorter than in previous
on Nov. 11, 1918. years so that elderly veter-
The day now also pays ans do not have to stand
tribute to all those fallen for as long.q
German coalition sends conflicting
signals on Syrian asylum initiative
GEIR MOULSON cism, he shelved the idea
Associated Press hours later.
BERLIN (AP) — Senior mem- Merkel’s chief of staff, Pe-
bers of German Chancellor ter Altmaier, made clear
Angela Merkel’s coalition he wasn’t informed that
sent conflicting signals on the initiative had been
Sunday over a shelved ini- launched.
tiative by the interior min- It remains unclear why the
ister to give many Syrians conservative de Maiziere’s
restricted asylum, setting ministry made an appar-
off a new round of govern- ent solo decision which
ment squabbling. angered members of Vice
Interior Minister Thomas de Chancellor Sigmar Gabri-
Maiziere appeared to sur- el’s center-left Social Dem-
prise the coalition when he ocrats.
said Friday that many Syr- The minister’s announce-
ians should get “subsidiary ment came only a day
protection,” which comes after Merkel’s coalition
with only a one-year re- ended a damaging, week-
newable residence permit slong argument over how
and wouldn’t allow them to speed up processing of
to bring relatives to Germa- migrants with poor asylum
ny for two years. Amid criti- prospects.q
