His Majesty The King has approved that Sunday 10th November 2024 will be observed as Remembrance Sunday. 

A statement from the Government follows below:

The Ceremony of Remembrance in Gibraltar will be held at the British War Memorial on Line Wall Road at noon, and is organised by HM Government of Gibraltar. Medals and decorations may be worn with civilian dress by all those entitled to do so. The medals of deceased Services Personnel may be worn by relatives. 

The service will be led by His Excellency the Governor, Lieutenant General Sir Ben Bathurst, in his capacity as His Majesty The King’s representative in Gibraltar. A two-minute silence will be followed by the laying of wreaths as part of an inter-denominational service. The Ceremony will conclude with the singing of the National Anthem. 

Gibraltar will also be represented at the UK National Service of Remembrance at the Cenotaph in Whitehall, London, on Sunday. Minister Gemma Arias-Vasquez will lay a wreath on behalf of the People of Gibraltar to recognise the many lives lost by Gibraltarians in the service of the Crown, particularly in the two World Wars. 

The Director of Gibraltar House Brussels, Daniel D’Amato MBE, will also lay a wreath on behalf of the People of Gibraltar at the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery in Heverlee, Belgium. The Cemetery is the final resting place for 984 WWI and WWII casualties from seven nations. Gibraltar’s participation atthisAct of Remembrance is at the kind invitation oftheBrussels Branch of the Royal British Legion.