Theresa May leads commemorations in Belgium and France
Theresa May has led the nation in commemorating the Armistice centenary today by laying wreaths in Belgium.
The prime minister visited St Symphorien Military Cemetery in Mons, Belgium, a memorial containing the graves of more than 500 soldiers, most of whom died during the Battle of Mons in August 1914.
Joined by her counterpart Charles Michel, Mrs May laid wreaths at the graves of John Parr, believed to be the first UK soldier to be killed during the war, and the last, George Ellison, who died in battle 90 minutes before the Armistice came into effect.
She is due to travel to Albert, France, to meet President Emmanuel Macron. The town, in the heart of the Somme region, suffered significant bombardment during the conflict.
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| French President Emmanuel Macron talks with a woman waiting in the crowd |
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| Emmanuel Macron greets the crowds as he arrives at the city hall in Peronne, northwestern France |
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| Crowds outside Buckingham Palac |
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| Armistice Crowd |
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| Prime Minister Theresa May and French President Emmanuel Macron with Commonwealth War Graves Commission volunteers |
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| heresa May, right, and French President Emmanuel Macron walk together past gravestones after laying wreaths at the World War I Thiepval Memorial |
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| Theresa May and French President Emmanuel Macron visit the Thiepval Memorial |
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| British Prime Minister Theresa May, right, and French President Emmanuel Macron, left |
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| British Prime Minister Theresa May, left, and French President Emmanuel Macron visit the Thiepval Memorial |
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Mrs Fox, who grew up in the Caerphilly area of Wales before moving to London, said she was overwhelmed by the response.
She said: "I didn't expect any of this."
Referring to her middle name, she added: "I didn't take much notice of it, to tell you the truth, until a few years ago when it dawned on me. It's just a name to me."
She said the secret to her long life had been "independence and honesty".
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| French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes British Prime Minister Theresa May before their meeting in Albert, northern France |
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| French President Emmanuel Macron and Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May arrive for a meeting at the city hall in Albert, France |
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| Staff line the atrium at Lloyds of London |
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| Wreaths are laid at the base of the clock during the annual Remembrance Day Armistice commemoration service at Lloyds of London |
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| Staff line the atrium as poppies fall |
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Theresa May's convoy in car crash during visit to Belgium
Two motorbikes in Theresa May's convoy were involved in a crash with a car during her visit to France and Belgium to mark Armistice Day, according to local media. The Prime Minister was in a convoy with Belgian prime minister Charles Michel when the collision occurred on Friday. Two police motorcycles were knocked over in the incident, Belgian media reported. |
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May leads Armistice commemoration as she lays wreaths in Belgium
Theresa May today leads the nation in commemorating the Armistice centenary as she laid wreaths to the first and last British soldier killed in the First World War. The Prime Minister visited the St Symphorien Military Cemetery in Mons, Belgium, a memorial containing the graves of more than 500 soldiers, most of whom died during the Battle of Mons in August 1914. |
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| Prime Minister Theresa May bows her head after laying a wreath |
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| Theresa May and Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel, right, walk through the St Symphorien Military Cemetery in Mons |
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| Theresa May lays a wreath at the grave of George Ellison, the last British soldier to be killed before Armistice in 1918 |
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| Joined by her counterpart Charles Michel, Mrs May lay a wreath at the graves of John Parr, believed to be the first UK soldier to be killed during the war, and the last, George Ellison, who died in battle 90 minutes before the Armistice came into effect. |
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| She said: “We remember the heroes who lost their lives in the horror of the trenches. As the sun sets on one hundred years of remembrance, we will never forget their sacrifice.” |
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