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god save the king.

god save the king. hail to the chief.

la marseillaise. so, the french and british national anthem is being played just after the last post there are, as the president of the republic of france and the prime minister of the united kingdom laid a wreath at the statue of sir winston churchill. when i mentioned

this is a historic moment because this is the first time that a uk leader has attended armistice day commemorations in france since sir winston churchill himselfjoined general charles de gaulle back in 1944. so a poignant moment there, a historic moment, a significant moment, also a moment, a day of discussion, a lot to discuss with these two leaders as sir keir starmer has said he wants to reset that relationship between the uk and the european union. he wants a warming of relations. so here he was, attending the armistice day commemorations in paris. we will have much more from paris a bit later on as the two leaders headed to the arc de triomphe. ijust want leaders headed to the arc de

triomphe. i just want to take you to ypres in belgium. those who do evil. — you to ypres in belgium. those who do evil, but _ you to ypres in belgium. those who do evil, but also _ you to ypres in belgium. those who do evil, but also because l who do evil, but also because of those who look on and do nothing. this was the dilemma facing the men whose names line these walls back in 1914. should they fight to maintain values and way of life in which there was a place for everyone? or should they accept to be dominated by dictatorship and violence? they chose to fight. today, we all still benefit from their terrible sacrifice, which is why we remember them with such gratitude. and what

of the future? what of our values and freedoms are threatened we are confronted with the same difficult choices of our forefathers? with the same difficult choices of ourforefathers? how with the same difficult choices of our forefathers? how will we react? only time will tell. but we can take inspiration from the words of former american president ronald reagan, who said, "peace is not the absence of conflict but the ability to go with conflict by peaceful means." this should always be our goal. and at the same time however, we remember the words of einstein, "to simply look on and do nothing would not be a wise option."

reflections there in ypres important strategic position during the first world war because of this belgian town stood in the path of germany's plan sweep across the rest of belgium. so we are just monitoring the situation, the reflections and commemorations in ypres in belgium, as we also monitor the motorcade of the french and uk leader on their way to the arc de triomphe, where we expect more commemorations and the wreath— laying ceremony at the tomb of the unknown soldier. and across

france, numerous armistice day commemorations taking place, this one particularly significant because as i mentioned, this is the first time that a uk leader is in france commemorating armistice day on the 11th of november since sir winston churchill joined general charles de gaulle back in 19a4. so, a symbolic day today here in paris. and indeed across towns and cities across france who are marking the 106th armistice agreement in 1918 which brought the first world war to an end. a significant and poignant moment as the entourage make their way following wreath—laying at sir winston churchill's statue a little bit earlier on. we also heard there

the british and french national anthem is being played, and we are marking a minute's silence to take place injust are marking a minute's silence to take place in just under one hour's time. we will have special coverage here on bbc news of all of these events are taking place on armistice day, as sir keir starmerjoins on the invitation of emmanuel macron to attend today.

the british prime minister, together with the french president, will be reviewing troops around the arc de triomphe, and sir keir starmer has said that he is honoured to be in paris to stand united with president macron in a tribute to the fallen of the first world war to make the ultimate sacrifice for the freedom that we enjoy today.

bugle plays god save the king.

la marseillaise. la marseillaise

music plays.

bugle plays

presentez armes. bugle plays

god save the king

la marseillaise

aux armes, citoyens ! formez vos bataillons ! marchons ! qu'un sang impur abreuve nos sillons ! reposez armes.

a moment of history. the leader of the united kingdom together with the leader of france, something not seen since 19a4, when sir winston churchill, together with general charles de gaulle, where here at the arc de triomphe on armistice day. sir keir starmer, british prime minister, on the personal invitation of france's president emmanuel macron, an invitation that he accepted and described as an honour to be in paris, to stand united with president macron in tribute to the fallen of the first world war, who made the ultimate

sacrifice for the freedom we enjoy today. sir keir starmer adding that, "these events are vital in ensuring the memories of millions of young soldiers, sailors and aviators live on for generations to come." poignant reflections on poigna nt reflections on armistice poignant reflections on armistice day, observed on november the 11th of each year, with people across europe and across commonwealth countries participating in a two—minute silence at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month. a solemn act commemorating the end of the first world war and honouring those who lost their lives in the conflict. an important moment there, a moment that, has sir keir starmer has said, he wants to re—establish relations between the united kingdom and the european union. and shortly after he won the election in

the uk, he was visiting european cities, european capitals, meeting their leaders, in order to reset that relationship. so we are seeing, as sir keir starmer taking part in those armistice day commemorations, in paris, the first british prime minister to do so since sir winston churchill back in 19a4. and it has been described as a significant year for british— french relations. ahead of this poignant ahead of these wreath—laying events, the two leaders had a lot to discuss. of course they have the situation in the ongoing conflict, in ukraine, the middle east, also migration, something of huge concern to both the uk and france. and as i mentioned, this new labour government's willingness to push a reset on those relations with the european union. so, we

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