Not A Dry Eye In The House

[david63]

Did anyone watch the Remembrance Service last night from the Royal Albert Hall and see the little girl run the length of the RAH to her daddy who she thought was thousands of miles away?

[Cockers43]

It had me in tears. My sons a submariner due back to sea next year. No a cruise I would enjoy!

[CaroleF]

It was an amazing evening. First the last survivor of The Dambusters raid shown looking at one of the planes used and then him walking across the auditorium with the Dambusters music being played and the whole audience standing up. Then the woman whose son won the Victoria Cross - posthumously - and his brother talking about him - even Sophie, the Countess of Wessex was seen wiping away the tears - and then to cap it all the little girl, Megan, who had sung as one of The Poppy Girls - her father not being able to be there as he was away in Afghanistan - and then to see him walk down the stairs and she just ran the whole length of the auditorium - the Queen and everyone watching - and burst into tears as her father picked her up. It certainly beat the "Daddy" moment in "The Railway Children". The programme from the Royal Albert Hall always makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand up - last night was amazing. I think the clip of Megan is on the BBC website - it's probably on You Tube by now.

Carole

[Frank Manning]

We find the whole service too sad for us to watch.

Except a while back that lovely girl with the tattoos from the Service Wives choir who sang the solo, we just couldn't miss that.

[Onelife]

Hi David,

No I didn’t watch the Remembrance service but reading your OP has just brought a lump to my throat.

Regards

Keith

[Dark Knight]

we saw the programme and even though we have no connection whatsoever to the military it was a moving and uplifting programme
we forget too easily, what people went through to give us the life we have now and the little girl was the epitome of what people go through when their family and loved ones are away and the relief when they come home safely

[Quizzical Bob]

I'm trying to watch the service at the Cenotaph right now. The stupid idiots at the BBC keep showing pre-recorded clips instead. They could show these at any time. Look BBC, if you're going to televise an event then SHOW IT. I am so furious.

[GillD46]

I saw the clip on the news - and promptly burst into tears. Very moving.

[Onelife]

we saw the programme and even though we have no connection whatsoever to the military it was a moving and uplifting programme
we forget too easily, what people went through to give us the life we have now and the little girl was the epitome of what people go through when their family and loved ones are away and the relief when they come home safely

Couldn't have put it better myself DK.
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Just got back from our Remembrance service, over 400 hundred in attendance which isn’t bad from a village with just over two thousand.

Our daughter was in the parade and one of her old school pals played the “Last Post” which I’m sure for him was a great honour especially so knowing his Great Grand fathers name is inscribed on the remembrance monument.

Regards

Keith

[Boris+]

We didn't watch the RAH last night, but watched the WW1 things instead - and the poem at the start of it didn't pull any punches!

Just back from the service and parade - and they were doing hot bacon rolls and a hot drink, to raise money for Help for Heroes.

It was a lovely sunny morning, and everything went off perfectly.

Em

[Suekersh]

We are just back from a Remembrance parade in Littleborough where our Grandaughter was part of the parade with her Rainbow group.

Very moving service as she is learning about the 2 nd world war in school. Garry's father served in the war and was taken prisoner after his plane was shot down over France. He had passed on all his medals, uniform and he had written his memoirs of the war. We had been talking to her about him before the parade. It brought back so many memories of the parades we attended with him. Unfortunately he died before our Grandaughter was born.

[Wobgoescruising]

Earlier today I took mum along to place her little wooden cross in memory of her father to the churchyard. It was 71 years ago today, 10.11.42, that his ship HMS Martin was torpedoed and he and many more were lost at sea. I wish she had a grave to visit but it will never be. It's almost impossible to imagine now what children went through in that time. Mum was 13, her brother 9 and they'd been evacuated from London. My Nan eventually joined them but after the death of her husband it was a struggle to make ends meet and although she took on many little jobs she had to take my mum out of school and at just 14 mum found herself working full time in Lloyd's Bank. Can you imagine that ?.
I'm so proud of my mum, she is quite wonderful and I love her so much.

[Meg 50]

I saw the clip on the news - and promptly burst into tears. Very moving.

I've just googled it and wept!

[GillD46]

I saw the clip on the news - and promptly burst into tears. Very moving.

I've just googled it and wept!

Puts so much into perspective I think.