ben wallace, secretary of state for defence. and behind them, the service chiefs, led by general sir nicholas carter. representatives for the merchant navy and fishing fleets, david appleton, air transport auxiliary association and the civilian services, roy wilshaw, carrying their wreaths. followed by a very reduced number of high commissioners. 0nly five today. usually over 40. malta, bangladesh, st vincent and the grenadines laying wreaths on behalf of other members of the commonwealth. priti patel on the left, home secretary. norman fowler, the speaker. the speaker of the house of commons lindsey hoyle. the ambassador of nepal and ireland and the many representatives of the faith communities. firing behind the balustrade. there are ten christian denominations and jewish, islamic, hindu, buddhist, mormons, spiritualists and humanists. 0ver the years, their number has grown the years, their number has grown the ceremony. so it is nearly two minutes now until 11 o'clock and the two minutes' silence. so, this is the scene this morning. how very different from what we are used to. far apart, how very