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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Danica Kirka

King Charles III leads a national memorial service honoring those who died serving the UK

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King Charles III on Sunday led a national memorial service honoring those who died serving the United Kingdom — an event that passed without incident despite fears that tensions surrounding the Gaza war might disrupt the ceremony.

London’s Metropolitan Police Service deployed more than double the usual number of officers to safeguard the event and put a 24-hour guard around the national war memorial, known as the Cenotaph, to ensure it wasn’t defaced.

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