The arrogance and ignorance of some politicians beggars belief. The PM needs to get over himself and remember that he is there to lay a commemorative wreath marking the ultimate sacrifice of members of the UK. Contrary to his personal belief, the Remembrance Day Service is not "all about him"!
Well at the end of the day he is the PM and Head of HM's government so perhaps, as the person responsible for the country's policy and governance, he should rank slightly higher than leaders of parties such as the SNP and DUP. And when the current PM Cameron is voted out of office someone else will take his place, would the other parties be so concerned when its their leader?
Anyway it now seems the plan has been scrapped and the leaders of political parties will lay their wreaths is turn whilst the Royal party will lay theirs together. (Making it look IMO that the party leaders have bigger egos than the RF and as if they care more about how they look on TV and in the papers rather than the old veterans sitting longer in the cold).
Cenotaph Remembrance service to be made shorter - BBC News
Anyway more interestingly IMO it seems there is a possibility that other European royals may be in attendance (though to be honest I'm not sure why as no fighting took place in the UK itself)
Buckingham Palace said the change, which was reported in the Times, was to shorten the length of time veterans wait before joining the march-past. Whitehall sources also suggested that members of European royal families, who would not normally attend the Cenotaph ceremony, would be attending this year to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of the second world war. Their presence could cause a delay in the march-past.
http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/...on-leaders-less-time-cenotaph-remembrance-day
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