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103rd Anniversary Of Armistice Day

25 October 2021
103rd Anniversary Of Armistice Day

Armistice Day will be celebrated on 11th November with a short ceremony at the Lobby of  Parliament House. The two-minute silence will be marked by the firing of a gun by the Royal Gibraltar Regiment at 11:00am. 

A statement from the Government follows below:

The eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month marks the signing of the  Armistice to signal the end of World War One “the War to end all Wars”, on the 11th November 1918. 

As in previous years, the occasion will be celebrated with a short ceremony at the Lobby of  Parliament House. The two-minute silence will be marked by the firing of a gun by the Royal  Gibraltar Regiment at 11:00hrs. A Bugler will then sound the Last Post and wreaths will be  laid.  

His Worship the Mayor, Mr Christian Santos GMD, will be leading the Ceremony. Guards of  Honour will be provided by the Royal Gibraltar Regiment and the Royal British Legion  Gibraltar Branch.  

Associations and Organisations who are interested in laying a wreath at the Ceremony  should contact the PA to HW the Mayor on tel 200 47592 or email [email protected] 

All those attending the Ceremony must present either a Vaccination Card or a negative  lateral flow test taken within 24 hours of the Ceremony. Spectators will be managed by the  organisers to allow for an element of separation.