Sir Keir Starmer marked Armistice Day in Paris as occasions occurred throughout the UK to commemorate the top of the First World Conflict.
The prime minister met French President Emmanual Macron for the 106th anniversary of the occasion.
The pair laid a wreath collectively earlier than relighting the flame of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on the Arc de Triomphe.
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The French Military Choir sang God Save The King and the French nationwide anthem La Marseillaise.
Earlier Sir Keir and Mr Macron laid wreaths at statues of Winston Churchill and Georges Clemenceau, the French prime minister on the time of the Armistice.
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Sir Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron laid a wreath in entrance of the statue of Winston Churchill. Pics: Reuters
Sir Keir is the primary British prime minister to attend the armistice ceremony in Paris since Churchill joined Charles de Gaulle there in 1944, in accordance with Quantity 10.
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Sir Keir and Mr Macron cross the Arc de Triomphe. Pic: AP
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The prime minister met Mr Macron and Prime Minister Michel Barnier this morning and had a breakfast reception with representatives of the British defence group in France.
“I am honoured to be in Paris to stand united with President Macron in tribute to the fallen of the First World War who made the ultimate sacrifice for the freedom we enjoy today,” Sir Keir mentioned.
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Sir Keir greets Chelsea Pensioners on the Place de l’Etoile. Pic: Reuters
A ‘particular yr’
Sir Keir’s go to to France is a reminder “we can never take the freedoms we enjoy in Europe for granted,” the defence secretary mentioned earlier this morning.
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“We mark 80 years [since the] D-Day invasions and some of the critical battles that liberated Europe and ended the Second World War.
“That is additionally a mark of the shut relationship between the 2 leaders, between Macron and Starmer, but in addition the historic bonds between our two nations and our two militaries.”
It comes after Sir Keir introduced greater than £10m to mark the eightieth anniversary of VE Day and VJ Day subsequent yr.
The prime minister has pledged a “moment of national reflection” subsequent yr, with occasions on 8 Might to commemorate the eightieth anniversary of the Allied victory in Europe and in addition on 15 August to mark the top of the Second World Conflict.
