We'll be tweeting during tonight's #FestivalofRemembrance at @RoyalAlbertHall from 9.10pm. If you'd like some company whilst you watch on @BBCOne, just follow the hashtag. Image
This year's socially distanced #FestivalofRemembrance was pre-recorded at the end of October due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Who will you be remembering while watching our #FestivalofRemembrance tonight?
The #FestivalOfRemembrance is about to start. Who's excited for tonight's brilliant performances? 😄 Image
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The fantastic @RoyalMarines Drummers get this year's #FestivalOfRemembrance under way
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@marishawallace performs the #WW2 classic "(There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover", made famous by Dame Vera Lynn @VeraLynnDecca #FestivalOfRemembrance

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@captaintommoore talks to @huwbbc about his inspirational achievements and what Remembrance means to him #FestivalOfRemembrance
2020 marks the 80th anniversary of The Battle of Britain. Three veterans recount the roles they played in fighting off the Luftwaffe in #WW2 - a key turning point for the Allied Forces #FestivalofRemembrance
@JulianOvenden reads the poem "High Flight" by John Gillespie Magee Jr, a #WW2 Anglo-American Royal Canadian Air Force fighter pilot #FestivalOfRemembrance
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@mrmichaelball and
@AlfieBoe sing "Boys of the Old Brigade" in a specially recorded performance at @RHChelsea #FestivalOfRemembrance

@samthesparrow reads the words of Elsie Brown, a resident of East London whose husband was fighting in Germany when news of Hitler's death was announced #FestivalOfRemembrance
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@LauraMain1 performs songs from #WW2 with the
@RAFShadesOfBlue band #FestivalOfRemembrance
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Kara-Leah Fernandes reads the testimoney of Vernice Parkinson who was 6-years-old on #VEDAY: "For many it was such a happy day, but for others the war wasn't over yet" #FestivalOfRemembrance
.@NinaToussaint reads the words of Megan Ryan who marked her 26th birthday on VJ Day whilst her husband was still away fighting #FestivalOfRemembrance Image
Dame Vera Lynn's "We'll Meet Again" rings out across the @RoyalAlbertHall in tribute to the Forces' Sweetheart who sadly passed away aged 103 in June this year @VeraLynnDecca #FestivalOfRemembrance Image
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@Huw introduces seven #WW2 veterans to the #FestivalOfRemembrance 👏
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@RoyalNavy veteran Norman Bartlett reads a tribute to the #WW2 generation:

"We must never forget those people who paid the ultimate sacrifice on the home front and abroad."

#FestivalOfRemembrance
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The Band of HM Royal Marines take to the stage @RMBandService for a rousing performance! 🎸#FestivalOfRemembrance
This next clip pays tribute to Lance Corporal Brodie Gillon who was killed in a rocket attack on a military base in Iraq earlier this year #FestivalOfRemembrance
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@MicaParisSoul performs a moving rendition of "Amazing Grace" #FestivalOfRemembrance

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Let the muster begin! First up is the @RoyalNavy... #FestivalOfRemembrance
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...followed by @BritishArmy #FestivalOfRemembrance
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...then @RoyalAirForceUK #FestivalOfRemembrance
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@SophieEB performs "Somewhere Over The Rainbow" as Fl Lt Laura Foster enters the @RoyalAlbertHall with the Book of Remembrance #FestivalOfRemembrance

RBL President Lt General James Bashall gives the exhortation at the #FestivalofRemembrance
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"At the going down of the sun, and in the morning, we will remember them." #FestivalofRemembrance
Silence falls whilst the Last Post is played #FestivalofRemembrance Image
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"For your tomorrow we gave our today." #FestivalOfRemembrance
The National Anthem rings out across the @royalalbert Hall, bringing the #FestivalOfRemembrance to a close.
Thank you @huwbbc for being such a great host. #FestivalOfRemembrance @RoyalAlbertHall Image
Tune in tomorrow morning from 10.15am on @BBCOne for live coverage of #RemembranceSunday commemorations at the Cenotaph
We know many will be unable to take part in Remembrance services and events this year, but you can still play your part from home and take part in a moment of Remembrance by observing the #TwoMinuteSilence on your doorstep at 11am ➡️ rbl.org.uk/waystoremember

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