The Queen and President Steinmeier of Germany honour the fallen in Westminster PAUL GROVER/DAILY TELEGRAPH/PAIn Westminster Abbey there were fresh flowers, not poppies, and talk of revolution: such are the dividends of peace. Last night, as the last echoes of the nation’s acts of remembrance faded away, the Queen attended a service at the abbey to mark the centenary of the Armistice. While the Cenotaph service looked back and mourned the past the abbey service looked to the future. When the Queen and President Steinmeier of Germany laid flowers at the grave of the Unknown Warrior, they brought fresh blooms, not paper poppies, in thanksgiving not remembrance. The service was attended by the senior members of the royal family, including the Prince of Wales, the Duchess of…

Source: The Times November 12, 2018 00:02 UTC