リメンバランスサンデー 今日はリメンバランスサンデー。↑息子の制服につけたポピーの花のバッジ。Wikipediaの説明。ローカルのあちこちで、戦没者を労るイベント。ローカルの教会のポピーオーナメント。ローカルの公園の戦没者記念碑。 “Lest We Forget. ” =決して忘れない。イギリスでは、大きなイベントです。ロイヤルファミリーも。 View this post on Instagram ‘When you go Home, tell them of us and say, For your Tomorrow, we gave our Today.' Members of the Royal Family joined faith leaders, political leaders, veterans and serving members of the Armed Forces who gathered at the Cenotaph on Whitehall this morning to remember those who have lost their lives in conflict. The word cenotaph means ‘empty tomb’ and it symbolises the unprecedented losses suffered during the First World War. The Cenotaph was unveiled by King George V on 11 November 1920 at the same ceremony which saw the Unknown Warrior laid to rest. Initially intended as a temporary structure, the Cenotaph was made permanent after the British people, still grieving for the huge losses of the First World War, took the monument to their hearts. 📸 Press Association A post shared by The Royal Family (@theroyalfamily) Nov 10, 2019 at 5:25am PST