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Donald Poole, also aged 101, who served with the Royal Army Ordnance Corps, wanted to “pay tribute to the poor souls who have died in all conflicts and I know how lucky I am to still be here”.<\/p>\n
While others were lining up to thank his generation, he paid his own thanks to the civilian services, “particularly the fire service who saved so many lives during the Blitz”.<\/p>\n
That was a reminder that as well as the military veterans, the commemoration by the Cenotaph brings together representatives of other types of service.<\/p>\n
There were police, fire services, ambulance staff, transport workers and coastguards laying wreaths and marching.<\/p>\n
The Remembrance service is a time to pause in a noisy world. There’s the two-minute silence and then the Last Post is played by a bugler, reverberating around Westminster rather than the usual roar of traffic.<\/p>\n
The scandals surrounding the King’s brother Andrew have been like a howling gale in recent weeks, but this was a moment of quiet and stillness.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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