Posted a comment on the above thread regarding this morning's Cenotaph ceremony.
With regard to the Festival of Rembrance I thought it was pretty much of a curate's egg, and I agree with a lot of what Donkey said. The troops, bands etc were great as always, but my main problem is the mawkish singing that has infiltrated the ceremony - Hayley Westenra doing a very weak rendition of "We'll meet again"- I'm sure Dame Vera at 90 could still do better - and that "Prayer" thing at the end - truly dire! This is all subjective stuff of course, and good luck to those above who enjoyed it but I think I'll be sticking to the Cenotaph ceremony from now on.