jones. and a doctor who helped wounded soldiers. eventually, the waters of inpatient tides rolled into across the chase, like the tea rs of into across the chase, like the tears of the lost generation. they we re tears of the lost generation. they were masked by the waves but injuring in memory. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel, but for me and the team, goodbye. earlier, thousands of veterans marched past two pay their respects to the fallen on the 100 anniversary of the end of the first world war. there will be a service at westminster abbey. let's speak to oui’ westminster abbey. let's speak to our correspondent sarah campbell who is there for us now. talk us through what we can expect. this is the common nation of these events which has been held over the weekend, and as you say, they have been attended

by senior members of the royal family. we have just by senior members of the royal family. we havejust seen by senior members of the royal family. we have just seen all of the light bulbs flashing as prince harry arrived and they will be joined in westminster abbey by the queen, the prince of wales and by prince william and the duchess of cambridge. there are 2000 members of the congregation, and these are people who have been specially invited because they have taken part in projects over the last four years and have been heavily involved with projects. i was speaking with a few people this afternoon whose relatives died in the first world war, and as you have as well, and a lwa ys war, and as you have as well, and always very powerful stories and moving moments and no doubt there will be poignant moments ring these ceremonies and the service which is due to start at six o'clock, and inside, prince harry, the duchess of sussex, other dignitaries arriving

at the abbey, and the services due to go on until 6:a5pm and then we have the first of 1000 begins which will be lit in the grounds of westminster abbey, and this these poppies. are meant to represent the lights of hope. —— and these beacons are meant to represent the light of hope. we are seeing people preparing for the arrival of the queen, the prime minister, of course, and prince harry, and many of those here attending that service at the cenotaph this morning. you have been there for most of the day. it has a very different feel, perhaps, from other remembrance days. indeed, and

i think colleagues during the day have spoken about the normal choreography of remembrance sunday, of armistice day, and what has been different, this year, the main event has been the people's procession, and there was a ballot that invited people to apply for the balance to walk past the cenotaph and be part ofa walk past the cenotaph and be part of a procession, and 10,000 people did that. you have been there and it went on way longer than i think people were expecting, and itjust goes to show how important this today has been to many, many people, and many people have family members who fought and died in the great war, andi who fought and died in the great war, and i think it has captured the imagination, if you think four years ago, at the tower of london, this poppies. and then the light display this year, i think it is something that has captured the imagination.

thank you for that. we see the duke and duchess of cambridge arriving. speaking to steven lampard of westminster abbey, he is to prince william, and he is a friend of prince charles. —— speaking to steven lamport. millions of people around the country, there is the archduke ——, archbishop of canterbury, many people thinking about those killed in the first world war on this, armistice day. 10,000 people marched past the cenotaph, just a couple of yards past the abbey, where you are seeing these pictures now, as prince william chats with the prime minister. she was also attending the

service earlier at the cenotaph. members of the royal family attending services around the country today. we saw the earl of wessex in cardiff, prince andrew in glasgow attending a service, so the royal family very much at the centre, as they are every remembrance sunday. sarah campbell at westminster abbey, the beacons follow this, but this particular service at the abbey is the focal point as far as his 100th anniversary is concerned. indeed, and not least because of course it will eat in the presence of the queen, who is due to arrive -- it of the queen, who is due to arrive —— it will be in the presence of the queen, it is due to arrive before the service starts at six o'clock, and the rents of wales will read from the bible and there will be various readings. —— the prince of

wales will read from the bible. 0ne of the key moments will be when the queen places flowers on the grave of the unknown warrior, as well children you have been chosen from across the uk, they will do the same, so various moments which i think would be particularly poignant in this service, due to start at 6:00pm. thank you very much. we can 110w 6:00pm. thank you very much. we can nowjoin another colleague 6:00pm. thank you very much. we can now join another colleague for continuing coverage of this. of westminster. and inside, the royal party will be greeted by the canons of the abbey. the reverend james sinclair, anthony ball. the receiver general. the high bayliss.

—— bailiff. and the archbishop of canterbury, justin welby. and the prime minister, theresa may. and the prince of wales and the duchess of cornwall are now awaiting the arrival of the president of germany. and, after that, her majesty the queen. the prince of wales and the german president will both read in the service today. both from stjohn. the german president will read in german. the presidency of germany is now

arriving, his excellency frank—walter steinmeier. 100 years to the day since the end of the great war. . the president is accompanied by his wife, frau budenbender. he is now greeted at the west door of the abbey by the dean. the president is himself the child of a war refugees. his mother grew up in what is now poland and fled the advancing soviet armies in 1945. he fled the advancing soviet armies in

19115. he is the fled the advancing soviet armies in 1945. he is the 12th president of germany and a former foreign minister. he has spoken of the necessity of paying attention to what appeared to be peripheral conflicts, that they did become greater conflagrations, like the great war. last year he paid a visit to the abbey and laid a wreath but this is his first time attending a service of this kind. he is now welcomed by the prince of wales and the duchess of cornwall. together they will await the arrival of her majesty the queen. prince harry, who saw active service

in afghanistan in 2012 as the co—pilot of an attack helicopter. last month he and the duchess of sussex visited australia for the anvil on the war memorial they are to the australians who died in the first world war. —— the unveiling of a war memorial. the duchess of cornwall was in attendance at the cenotaph this

morning, herfamily attendance at the cenotaph this morning, her family suffered attendance at the cenotaph this morning, herfamily suffered loss during the war as three of her great u ncles were during the war as three of her great uncles were killed within 18 months of horror. —— of each other. at any moment now her majesty the queen will arrive at the great westgate and be greeted by the dean. the queens links to the great war

are the queens links to the great war a re greatly the queens links to the great war are greatly personal. her father of the future king george vi is a naval officer at the batter battle of thunder were 6000 british servicemen died. —— the battle ofjutland. her uncle was killed in battle in 1915 and was buried like so and her majesty greeted by the president of germany. in a few moments they will together place flowers on the grave of the unknown warrior and it is today surrounded by fresh flowers. among them rosemary for remembrance, purple heather for rosemary for remembrance, purple heatherfor admiration, rosemary for remembrance, purple heather for admiration, and ivy,

rosemary for remembrance, purple heatherfor admiration, and ivy, for eternal life. let us pray. god who wouldest fold both heaven and earth in a single peace: let the design of thy great love lighten upon the waste of our wraths and sorrows; and give peace to thy church, peace among nations, peace in our dwellings, and peace in our hearts; throuthesus christ, our lord. amen. the queen accompanied by the dean together with the prince of wales, the duchess of cornwall, the president of germany and his wife frau budenbender will now process to their seats as the congregation sing ‘thou whose almighty word.‘ the words of the prey we have just

heard were the words of the former dean of york who served in the great war as dean of york who served in the great warasa chaplain. # thou, whose almighty word chaos and darkness heard # and took their flight # hear us, we humbly pray # and where the gospel—day sheds not its glorious ray # let there be light. # thou, who didst come to bring on thy redeeming wing # healing and sight, health to the sick in mind # sight to the inly blind,

0 now to all mankind # let there be light # spirit of truth and love, life—giving, holy dove # speed forth thy flight, move on the water's face # bearing the lamp of grace, and in earth's darkest place # let there be light # blessed and holy

three, glorious trinity # wisdom, love, might, boundless as ocean's tide # rolling in fullest pride, through the earth far and wide # let there be light.# as we mark today the centenary of the armistice that brought to an end the first world war, we remember with sorrow the sacrifice of lives on all sides

of the conflict and the suffering of the devastated and bereaved. we reflect on how people were led into the war and how the war came to an end and on the uneasy peace that followed with its continuing suffering and the disruption of families and ways of life. above all, in our remembrance and reflection, we hope for a time when aggression between peoples and nations is transformed into friendship and collaboration, when all may live side by side in mutual encouragement and harmony and the weapons of war are transformed into the instruments of peace. the actor sophie 0konedo will now

read an extract from the diary of social reformer beatrice webb. sophie okonedo: peace! london today is a pandemonium of noise and revelry, soldiers and flappers being most in evidence. multitudes are making all the row they can, and in spite of depressing fog and steady rain, discords of sound and struggling, rushing beings and vehicles fill the streets. paris, i imagine, will be more spontaneous and magnificent in its rejoicing. berlin, also, is reported to be elated, having got rid not only of the war but also of its oppressors.

the peoples are everywhere rejoicing. thrones are everywhere crashing and the men of property are everywhere secretly trembling. "a biting wind is blowing for the cause of property", writes an austrian journalist. how soon will the tide of revolution catch up the tide of victory? that is a question which is exercising whitehall and buckingham palace and which is causing anxiety even among the more thoughtful democrats. will it be six months or a year? the news must have been welcome at home, and in most countries of the world, but no non—combatants could have any

idea what the message meant to the men in the trenches. i think we were slow to believe it could really be true after the long years of fighting. it was strange to think, and know, that once more we could move about fully exposed without fear of being shot at. no more would we need to duck our heads down in the trenches, as we'd had to do for so long. the long, nerve—wracking suspense was at last ended, and we were glad, but there were too many saddened memories to think of, too many old pals to mourn, friends who gave their all in brave sacrifice for their country, which was sufficient to keep us from going wild with excitement. instead, there were just quiet congratulations

and a good hand—grip, pregnant with well—meaning, between old friends, still to the fore, who had battled side by side in many a fierce fight, and many a stirring escapade. all that morning of the 11th november, the guns crashed and battered, with their customary thunderous roar, as if in protest that the end of the war had come, and as though an armistice was the last thing in the world that could happen. just as in a game of football, which is ended only when the final whistle blows, we fought on to the last minute. till on the stroke of the eleventh hour the sounds of war ceased abruptly, succeeded by the great silence. to us, after years of noise, the calm and quietness of that cold, november day was bewildering,

surely it was the strangest day of the whole campaign. the actorjohn simm with a moving account from private john jackson. the choir will now sing ‘the spirit of the lord' by edward elgar. young people take their flowers to the grave of the unknown warrior. they have done their own research

and have been playing and composing music. # when the spirit of the lord moves in my heart # i will love asjesus loves they sing the spirit of the lord the choir sings the spirit of the lord

is not this the fast that i have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke? is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh? then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily; and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the lord shall be thy reward. then shalt thou call,

and the lord shall answer, thou shalt cry, and he shall say, here i am. if thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the putting forth of the finger, and speaking vanity; and if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness be as the noon day; and the lord shall guide thee continually, and satisfy the soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not. and they that shall be of thee shall build the old waste places: thou shalt rise up the foundations of many generations; and thou shalt be called,

the repairer of the breach, the restorer of paths to dwell in. the prime minister with a reading from the book of isaiah britain at a time of great strides. —— written. the congregation will now sing the hymn ‘all my hope on god is founded'. # all my hope on god is founded # he doth still my trust renew # me through change and chance # he guideth # 0nly good and only true # god unknown # he alone # calls my heart to be his own

# pride of man and earthly glory # sword and crown betray his trust # what with care and toil he buildeth # tower and temple fall to dust # but god's power, hour by hour # is my temple and my tower # god's great goodness aye endureth # deep his wisdom, passing thought

# splendour, light # and life attend him # beauty springeth out of naught # evermore from his store # new—born worlds rise and adore # still from man to god eternal # sacrifice of praise be done # high above all praises praising # for the gift of christ his son # christ doth call

# one and all # ye who follow shall not fall. # in the name of the father and of the sun and of the holy spirit, amen. the battlefields of the world on the 11th of november 1918 war images of destruction and despair, millions had sacrificed their lives. many more millions bore the psychological and physical scars, empires have

been destroyed. the old order of things had ceased to be. at hole yet more millions mourned the absent and lost, or sought to care for the wrecked yet still loved family or friends who had gone away whole and returned. the global economy was shattered, a shattering made worse by the hatreds that imposed reparations on the vanquished. and sowed the seeds for the next still crueller and greater conflict. like the malevolent after—shocks of a great earthquake, civil wars sprang into fla m es great earthquake, civil wars sprang into flames amongst the ruins, harried refugees were hunted hither and thither. the great cry was of war to end all wars. of building and nation fit for heroes. some good

things had emerged in idealism and dreams of conflict transformed, such as the league of nations. yet no sooner where they than they were slowly killed. destroyed by dictatorships, isolationism, turning in words by the strong, by the manipulations of the ruthless, by depression, by tyranny and ancient hatreds which had not been reconciled. 27 years later there was a world whose destruction was orders of magnitude greater. the people to whom is i wrote would have nodded in agonised recognition, exhaled amidst massed slaughter, captive and cruel

ina massed slaughter, captive and cruel in a far—away land, they returned to a ruined, occupied, leaderless and impoverished country. to them the jewish prophet spoke of god ‘s faithfulness and of human responsibility. they were to trust the god who would not forget a single human being, and to act in love for the poor, for the week and oppressed. and to us in a few minutes ina oppressed. and to us in a few minutes in a sublime symbol, we will hear the words of a friend ofjesus, anotherjewish person, john, writing also amidst persecution and suffering on the same theme, the faithfulness of god and the responsibility of human beings. he calls for us to love one another, not to hate, or pursue revenge. he writes out of knowing god injesus

who died on the cross and rose triumphant from the tomb. demonstrating that through his faithful obedience the final verdict on evil is defeat. the final call to human beings from the god we worship here today is hope, life, and liberation. the fact thatjohn‘s words will be read in germany, in german, by that country's president, a friend to this nation, demonstrates what can be done. 0n this day we remember. in order to act. we look back at the ruins and find that they have been rebuilt. we look forward. in a very different world and society, however great the

challenges, and see that through the faithfulness of god and are loving obedience, conflict has been transformed and enemies reconciled. and that is hope for the world. amen. the choir of westminster abbey, conducted by james o'donnell will sing ‘the true light', a specially composed piece byjudith weir. the master of the queens music. choir sings the true light # the darkness is past, and the true light now shineth # 0 give thanks unto

the lord, for he is gracious # and his mercy endureth for ever # let them give thanks whom the lord hath # redeemed and delivered from the hand of the enemy. # and gathered from out of the lands

# from the east. # and from the west. # from the north, and from the south.# # from the east. # and from the west. # from the north, and from the south. # the darkness is past, and the true light now shineth

# the darkness is past and the true light now shineth let us pray to the one who causes light to shine out of darkness,

the fount of hope and life of the world. for all who gave themselves in service to this nation during the first world war; for the sacrifice of those in the armed forces, and for the contribution of men and women across the empire who offered themselves in service to the crown. lord, hear us. lord, graciously hear us. for the health and happiness of our nation; for her majesty queen elizabeth and all members of the royal family; for all who serve the public good both nationally and locally, and for her majesty's armed forces deployed throughout the world. lord, hear us. lord, graciously hear us. for nations, peoples, and communities divided or at war, and for people of conscience and goodwill,

of all faiths and none, who strive after peace and the flourishing of humankind. lord, hear us. lord, graciously hear us. for a deeper sense of gratitude for the freedom we enjoy; that we may be renewed in our love of all that is good and holy; and for the grace and strength to continue the never—ending work of diplomacy and peace—making. lord, hear us. lord, graciously hear us. longing for the fulfilment of god's perfect kingdom of love and let us pray asjesus christ has taught us: 0ur father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come; thy will be done; on earth as it is in heaven.

give us this day our daily bread. and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. and lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil. for thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. amen. the actor simon russell—beale will now read an extract from winston churchill's account of the first world war. the penalty of defeat is ruin. the reward of victory is responsibility. it is an awful recompense. the nations who have drawn the sword

in the cause of right and justice, who have persevered together through all the vicissitudes of this fearful journey, whom no danger could appal nor hardship weary, have now become responsible under providence for the immediate future of the world. they can no more divest themselves of this responsibility than they could in the first instance have stood out of the war. to do so would be to sacrifice at a stroke all the fruits which have been gained by an infinitude of sufferings and achievement. we should have won the victory only to cast it away. we should let slip from our relaxing fingers all the advantage

which nearly a million britons gave their lives to gain. we should leave our responsibilities undischarged, our task unfinished. in place of honour there would be dishonour; in place of order there would be confusion; in place of lasting peace there would be a reviving of strife. and all for the sake of rest and repose! but such hopes themselves would be gain. —— would be vain. we should get no rest and no repose from their indulgence. 0ur unfinished task would follow us home. therefore we must at this juncture not only be prompt

and decisive in our action, but steadfast and persevering as befits those to whom all the world is looking for guidance and example. 0urfinal hymn is ‘god is love'. # god is love: let heav‘n adore him # god is love: let earth rejoice # let creation sing before him # and exalt him with one voice # he who laid the earth's foundation

# he who spread the heav‘ns above # he who breathes through all creation # he is love, eternal love # god is love: and he enfoldeth all the world in one embrace # with unfailing grasp he holdeth # every child of every race

# and when human hearts are breaking # under sorrow‘s iron rod # then they find that selfsame aching # deep within the heart of god # god is love: and though with blindness # sin afflicts the souls of all # god's eternal loving—kindness # holds and guides us when we fall

# sin and death and hell shall never o'er us final triumph gain # god is love, so love for ever # 0'er the universe must reign.# ihr lieben; lasst uns einander lieb haben; denn die liebe

ist von gott; und wer liebt, der ist von gott geboren und kennt gott. wer nicht liebt; der kennt gott nicht; denn gott ist die liebe. darin ist erschienen die liebe gottes unter uns; dass gott seinen eingebornen sohn gesandt hat in die welt, damit wir durch ihn leben sollen. darin besteht die liebe: nicht dass wir gott geliebt haben, sondern dass er uns geliebt hat und gesandt seinen sohn zur versohnung fur unsre sunden. ihr lieben, hat uns gott so geliebt, so sollen wir uns auch untereinander liebe. the president of germany has just

read from stjohn. continue ye in thy love. his royal highness the prince of wales will now give the final reading from stjohn. with his timeless exhortation to the faithful, to love one another. as the father hath loved me; so have i loved you: continue ye in my love. if ye keep my commandments; ye shall abide in my love; even as i have kept my father's commandments;

and abide in his love. these things have i spoken unto you; that myjoy might remain in you; and that yourjoy might be full. this is my commandment; that ye love one another; as i have loved you. greater love hath no man than this; that a man lay down his life for his friends. ye are my friends; if ye do whatsoever i command you. henceforth i call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth but i have called you friends; for all things that i have heard of my father i have made known unto you.

go forth into the world in peace; be of good courage; hold fast that which is good; render to no one evil for evil; strengthen the fainthearted; support the weak; help the afflicted; honour all people; love and serve the lord, rejoicing in the power of the holy spirit; and the blessing of god almighty, the father, the son, and the holy spirit, be among you and remain with you always. amen. # god save our gracious queen # long live our noble queen # god save the queen!

# send her victorious # happy and glorious # long to reign over us # god save the queen!# with the national anthem the formal service of remembrance has come to an end, marking this 100th anniversary of the end of the great war. the clergy of the abbey and the archbishop of canterbury moves in procession. they will be followed by her majesty the queen and the president of germany, back through the abbey towards the grave of the

unknown warrior. reconciliation has been the central theme today. we heard the archbishop of canterbury speak of the imperative not to hate or pursue revenge. he said on this day we remember in order to act and he said if conflict had been transformed and enemies reconciled there was hope for the world will stop in the prayers we heard him emerging to remember all for the public good, praise people of conscience and those who strive for humanity. and as the queen and president make

their way towards the grave of the unknown warrior it is a fixed time to recall the cost of the war, over 1,100,000 british and commonwealth servicemen killed, one in ten of the british male population aged between 25 and 40 were killed in the war. germany mourned the loss of over a million men. and now, the handshake between queen and president. and with this final gesture of reconciliation what remains of the service is a sense of an event which was a commemoration of the past but also an urging in

the present the virtues of service, of humility, of kindness. a message for ourtime, a of humility, of kindness. a message for our time, a message all time. thank you, fergal keane, a beautiful and moving service. a beautiful service marking the end of the four years of commemorations of the first world war. i'm stilljoined by david 0lusoga, margaret macmillan and richard van emden. if you can sum up the past four yea rs if you can sum up the past four years ina if you can sum up the past four years in a few words how would you do it? i would say the veteran is that i knew would be profoundly pleased at the way as a nation we have reconnected with the first world war and how we have remembered their are such devices all these yea rs their are such devices all these years on. i think they can rest easy. margaret? i think it's

years on. i think they can rest easy. margaret? ithink it's been about remembering and reconciliation, bringing together former enemies and out of all this sadness should come a message of hope. and david? the generations alive today have communed with their great—grandpa re nts alive today have communed with their great—grandparents and grandparents generation with a way that is unique. we have a bigger image of the war, a more noble and nuanced understanding. what was it like for those troops on the western front?l mixture of emotions, a lot of them felt very shocked that it ended so quickly. they felt unemployed. they now have to recommit, go back into society. after all they had seen and done. a lot of them it was not like the celebrations you got here, it was very different and very muted. thank you all so much forjoining us. this draws to a close four years of ce nte nary

us. this draws to a close four years of centenary commemorations, a handshake between her majesty and the president of germany, a final act to mark the centenary of the armistice. we'll leave you know with some of the memorable moments from the past four years of events to mark the centenary of world war i. goodbye. # the lark ascending — vaughn williams

# sospiri — edward elgar symbolising an end to the darkness of warand a symbolising an end to the darkness of war and a return to the light of peace. sarah campbell is our world correspondent and she is outside

westminster abbey for us. it has been a remarkable day, ending with this memorable service. absolutely, simon. the queen and members of the royal family now leaving westminster abbey by the great west door. the combination of a weekend of commemoration. i am combination of a weekend of commemoration. iam here combination of a weekend of commemoration. i am here at the north agreed westminster abbey, but because there are still some key events taking place both here and across the uk and in overseas territories, just behind me, we can't just make out territories, just behind me, we can'tjust make out the beacon in the field of remembrance. this is going to be the first of 1000 beacons, more than 1000, which will beacons, more than 1000, which will be lit across the uk, the channel

islands, the isle of mann and into the overseas territory. the one here at around seven o'clock willoughby led by doctorjohn hall, the dean of westminster. there are some other events which will be happening. you can't hear the bells now at westminster abbey.