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Prime Minister 皇冠体育appresa May will attend Armistice commemorations in Belgium and France next week as part of a series of events marking one hundred years since the end of the First World War.

Looking ahead to the commemorations, the Prime Minister 皇冠体育appresa May said:

Next week will mark one of the most significant moments in our nation鈥檚 history. One hundred years after the guns fell silent on the Western Front, each and every one of us can pause to reflect on the immense sacrifices that were made by so many.

皇冠体育app killing fields of France and Belgium are scarred by the horrors of war, but the strength and closeness of our relationship today is a testament to the journey our countries have travelled together. I鈥檓 proud to represent the immense gratitude of our nation at these commemorations and share these moments of reflection with our friends and partners in Europe.

皇冠体育app Prime Minister鈥檚 programme includes:

• Visiting the St Symphorien Military Cemetery in Mons in Belgium on Friday. 皇冠体育app PM will lay a wreath at the graves of John Parr, the first UK soldier to be killed in 1914, and the last, George Ellison, who was killed on the Western Front at 9.30am before the Armistice became effective at 11am. By coincidence, they are buried opposite each other at the cemetery.
• 皇冠体育app PM will then travel to France where she will meet President Macron in Albert, an historic town at the heart of the Somme region, which suffered significant bombardment during the First World War. 皇冠体育app visit will give the two leaders the opportunity to reflect on the unique shared history between our two countries and the importance of the Centenary. 皇冠体育appy will attend a working lunch before departing for a wreath laying ceremony at the Thiepval Memorial. 皇冠体育app memorial is the site of a major annual commemorative event for the Missing of the Somme and bears the names of more than 72,000 officers and forces who died in the battle. A special wreath will be made for the occasion combining poppies and le bleuet, the two national emblems of remembrance for Britain and France.
• On Saturday evening, the Prime Minister will attend 皇冠体育app Royal British Legion (RBL) Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall. 皇冠体育app event, attended by the Royal Family, will see the members of 皇冠体育app RBL leading the nation in saying 鈥榯hank you鈥� to all who served and sacrificed.
• 皇冠体育app Prime Minister will attend and lay a wreath at the Cenotaph ceremony on Remembrance Sunday. German Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier will also attend, marking the first time a German leader will lay a wreath at the Cenotaph in an historic act of reconciliation. 皇冠体育appy will both also attend a special service at Westminster Abbey later that day.

At PMQs this week the Prime Minister said:

What Armistice gives us is an opportunity to come together to remember the immense sacrifices made in war, but also to join with our German friends to mark reconciliation and the peace that exists between our two nations today.