Intelligence Alert

Remembrance Sunday commemorations scheduled in London on Sunday (08 November)

Risk level: Low Country: United Kingdom

As per reports, the National Service of Remembrance is scheduled at the Cenotaph, Whitehall, Westminster, on Sunday (08 November), with royal, government, military and Commonwealth representatives attending.

• More than 10,000 veterans and family members are expected to participate in the march.
• Whitehall is scheduled to open at 0800 hours local time (0800 hours UTC). Detachments are scheduled to assemble from 1030 hours local time (1030 hours UTC), followed by participants moving into position from 1050 hours local time (1050 hours UTC).
• The national two minute silence is scheduled at 1100 hours local time (1100 hours UTC), marked by gunfire from Horse Guards Parade. The service and wreath laying follow, with the Royal British Legion march past scheduled from 1125 hours local time (1125 hours UTC).
• Public viewing is available along Whitehall and Parliament Street, without tickets, subject to capacity and police checks. Great George Street is closed to the public, with access between Victoria Street and Saint James’s Park directed via Storey’s Gate.
• Screens are provided near Dover House, Whitehall Place and King Charles Street. Unauthorised drone use is prohibited around Whitehall.

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