Westminster Mayor joins Remembrance events

Mayor Rigby with veteran Louis Myers at Covent Garden ceremony

The Catholic Lord Mayor of Westminster, Cllr Robert Rigby, has attended a number of Remembrance events this week.

On Thursday he attended a wreath laying ceremony in Covent Garden with 96-year-old war veteran Louis Myers. Later that day the Mayor joined a team of volunteers from the Royal British Legion at Marylebone Station to support their 2024 Poppy Appeal.

Mayor Rigby, said: "It will be my great privilege to represent the people of Westminster at the traditional Remembrance Service at Westminster Abbey on Sunday.

"Across the week leading up to Remembrance Sunday I have attended a number of events, from Covent Garden to railway stations to Lancaster Gate, and I was moved on each occasion by the feeling of everyone there. From a 96-year-old veteran to young cadets, there is a shared sense of thanks and obligation to those who gave their lives in past conflicts to preserve our freedoms.

"On Monday, we will lay a wreath outside Westminster City Hall just before 11am to mark the moment the guns fell silent. While we pause to think about historic conflicts and those former servicemen and women who may suffer in private long after the conflict is over, this is a powerful and public way to show our thanks."