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Commemorating the heroes of the First World War will have to take place remotely this November
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Often, it is the poetry that comes from conflict that allows us truly to understand what Wilfred Owen called "the pity of war," and contemplate the terrible loss of life it entails.
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The reality of war was reflected in words of poets who gave their lives in service, such as John McRae
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
Prince Harry’s request for a wreath to be laid at the Cenotaph on his behalf was refused by royal courtiers, it has emerged
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200 life-size soldiers made from recycled materials by a local artist are set up at Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire to mark Remembrance Sunday 
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