Main Performers | Alfie Bow, Gregory Porter, Cynthia Erivo, Ramin Karimloo, Alexandra Burke - vocals
Kirk Bowett, Tomos Roberts (aka Tomfoolery), Jenny Agutter, Lamin Manneh, Dennis Woolens, Lieutenant General James Bashall CB CBE (RBL National President), The Venerable Martyn Gough (National Chaplain to the Royal British Legion) - speakers |
Orchestra or Band | The Orchestra of the Household Division, The Countess of Wessexs String Orchestra, String Ensemble of the Royal Marines Band Service, The Royal Air Force Salon Orchestra, Royal Marines Corps of Drums, State Trumpeters of the Household Division, Bands of HM Royal Marines Portsmouth (Royal Band) and Collingwood, Central Band of the RAF and The Queens Colour Squadron |
Choirs | The Bach Choir, Soul Sanctuary Gospel Choir |
Conductors | Lieutenant Colonel Simon Haw MBE (Commanding Officer Household Division Bands), Principal Director of Music, Wg Cdr Piers Morrell, Principal Director of Music, Lt Col Jason Burcham RM |
Set List | Entry of the Standards (Royal British Legion, Sea Cadet Corps Standard, Combined Cadet Corps Banner, Army Cadet Force Banner, Air Training Corps Banner, Air Force Association, Royal Marines Association, Queens Own Highlanders Regimental Association, Royal Scots Dragoon Guards and First Aid Nursing Yeomanry, Army Catering Corps Association) (Royal Marines Corps of Drums, Peter Crompton) Royal Entrance and Fanfare (State Trumpeters of the Household Division) 'Greatest Day', Take That (Alfie Bow), Porm - 'Alive With Poppies', T Roberts (Tomos Roberts), Poem - 'In Flanders Fields', Colonel J McCrea (Tomos Roberts), 'He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother', The Hollies (Gregory Porter), Video - Battle Back Centre for Recovery and Rehabilitation, Display and Music: 'Carrier Strike', 'The Four-Five-Seven (Drum Static), 'Future Force' (Bands of HM Royal Marines Portsmouth (Royal Band) and Collingwood), Entrance of the In-Pensioners from the Royal Chelsea Hospital (Chelsea Pensioners), 'Boys of the Old Brigade' (Band of HM Royal Marines), Video - 30th Anniversary of Operation Granby, Music Performance: 'The Jaguar', 'The U.S. Air Force Song 47 Squadron', March The White Russian, 'Tornado: To the Last', 'RAF March Past' (Central Band of the RAF and The Queens Colour Squadron), Tribute to the Bereaved - Marine James Wright (Sallie Wright, David Wright), 'You're Not Here', C Erivo (Cynthia Erivo), 'You Raise Me Up' (Soul Sanctuary Gospel Choir), RBL Support of the Armed Forces Community: Reading - Testimony of a WW1 mother who went on the Great Pilgrimage to the Menin Gate (Jenny Agutter), Reading - Story of a WW2 veteran given a loan by the RBL (Kirk Bowett), Speech - personal testimony of a WW2 veteran and RBL volunteer (Dennis Woolens), Speech - personal testimony of an Afghanistan veteran (Lamin Manneh), RBL 100, Video - Forgetton Remembrance, Laying Up the Drums, 'You'll Never Walk Alone', Gerry and the Pacemakers (Ramin Karimloo), Muster (The Royal Navy, The Army, The Royal Air Force, Merchant Navy, Royal British Legion Poppy Collectors, RBL Volunteers, Poppy Factory, Royal British Legion Industries, The Black Watch Association, Civilian Services, British Red Cross, St John Ambulance, The National Fire Chiefs, The Ambulance Staff Charity, The National Police Chiefs Council, The War Widows Association, British Evacuees Association, NAAFI), Book of Remembrance (Brigadier Dan Blanchford and Afghanistan veterans), 'Summon The Heroes', The Service: 'Guide Me O Thy Great Redeemer', W Williams, J Hughes, Bidding Prayer and Multifaith Prayer (The Venerable Martyn Gough), 'The Lord's Prayer' (Soul Sanctuary Gospel Choir), 'Abide With Me' (Alexandra Burke), The Act of Remembrance, The Last Post, Two Minute Silence and poppy petals, Reveille, The Dedication (Lieutenant General James Bashall), Hymn - 'Eternal Father Strong to Save', W Whiting, J Bacchus Dykes, Sunset, The Blessing (The Venerable Martyn Gough), 'God Save the Queen' (The National Anthem) |
Related Archival Material | Lanyard |