on the sunday and we have a _ on the cenotaph on the sunday and we have a huge _ on the cenotaph on, ., , ., planned. so the legion as relevant toda as planned. so the legion as relevant today as over _ planned. so the legion as relevant today as over the _ planned. so the legion as relevant today as over the past _ planned. so the legion as relevant today as over the past century? i today as over the past century? absolutely, we will continue to be here and — absolutely, we will continue to be here and continue to raise money and support— here and continue to raise money and support our— here and continue to raise money and support our veteran community. genemi— support our veteran community. generaljames bashall, thank you very much indeed, congratulations to the royal british legion on 100 years of service. the royal british legion on100 years of service.— the royal british legion on 100 years of service. nick witchell, our ro al years of service. nick witchell, our royal correspondence, _ years of service. nick witchell, our royal correspondence, thank - years of service. nick w

she is determined we are told at the stage to be present bit from the balcony overlooking the cenotaphom the marking of armistice day. so they are all in me from that but it does raise questions longer—term about how much we expect of the monarch. others effectively retired from public life before they died and there's wells that could step up whether it's prince charles or others, even if the queen remains head of state. or others, even if the queen remains head of state-— head of state. whether you are a republican _ head of state. whether you are a republican or — head of state. whether you are a republican or a _ head of state. whether you are a republican or a royalist - head of state. whether you are a republican or a royalist there's l head of state. whether you are a | republican or a royalist there's no question— republican or a royalist there's no question about the sense of duty the queen— question about the sense of duty the queen in_ question about the sense of duty the queen in particular fields. she would — queen in particular fields. she would think she is abdicating th

and then we have the big event on the cenotaph— then we have the big event on the cenotaph on the sundayre - it ever has been. absolutely and we j will continue to be here. we are not going _ will continue to be here. we are not going anywhere and we will continue to raise _ going anywhere and we will continue to raise money and support our veteran — to raise money and support our veteran community. now how about this for a holiday with a difference? 'champing' that's camping in a church has become one of the surprise travel trends of recent months. so why is it proving so popular? john maguire has been to find out. there's been a church on the site in the somerset town of langport for more than 1,000 years. but, with a decreasing congregation, all saints hasn't held weekly services since the 19905. there was a huge amount of upset. it may not have been there was a regular congregation that suddenly were thrown out because the numbers were quite small. people who really didn't come to the church still saw it as something that was a precious part of their community. so to save it, in comm

the cenotaph— remembrance of the night before. the cenotaph is— remembrance of the night before.he—scenes and it is written by ian shaw, the son of robert shaw who played clint in the movie. join me in about 20 minutes and also the director of the play and find out all about a film which went way over budget and had a shark really worked and also had! of hollywood's fiercest ever feuds. those 2 characters really didn't get on in the form and later on we find out behind—the—scenes it was all kicking off as well. stay with us, more news and sport coming up. hello, this is breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. last year, the lockdowns meant many charities had to rethink the way they raised funds — not least the poppy appeal, which had to move online. now its huge team of volunteers is back out on the streets for its !00th year. it's welcome news to vera parnaby, who's raised more than £1 million for the appeal over the last seven decades. she joins us now withjenny sheriff, the head of the poppy appeal. good morning to you, lovely to see you both. we should talk about how

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you cenotaph so i can pay respects there on remembrance sunday.— cenotaph so i can pay respects there legacy trauma i had been involved in, then pressure of enquiry and 2009, i knocked on the door and revealed everything in my headspace. that was a constructive process. by, that was a constructive process. real help? a massive help. it started my post—traumatic growth journey. i grew from what i experienced in the past. i should not let that defy me. i want to do better things. selfless commitment is a military value and that is what i hope to do with this. the pain i have each day each day for 25 days is nothing to the pain families are going through to this day, not having loved ones around, because they gave everything to this great nation. it they gave everything to this great nation. , ,.,, i. ., ,, nation. it is sobering here you talk about it. i nation. it is sobering here you talk about it- i can _ nation. it is sobering here you talk about it. i can hear— nation. it is sobering here you talk about it. i can hear that _ nation. it is sobering here you talk about it. i can hear

i will go back down to the cenotaph and pay my respects at around 11 o'clock and just sit and reflectyou think about the time that you spent _ there. what do you think about the time that you spent there, - there. what do you think about the time that you spent there, in - there. what do you think about the | time that you spent there, in terms of your mission? i time that you spent there, in terms of your mission?— time that you spent there, in terms of your mission? i knew the mission was always — of your mission? i knew the mission was always to _ of your mission? i knew the mission was always to go — of your mission? i knew the mission was always to go there _ of your mission? i knew the mission was always to go there and - of your mission? i knew the mission was always to go there and train - of your mission? i knew the mission was always to go there and train the afghan army and police and then leave. that was always going to be the mission. the general said in the interview, i think if we have positively changed one person's life when we were over there, if one person got an ed