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Her Majesty was joined at the Royal Albert Hall in London by the Duke of Edinburgh, the Prince of Wales, the Duchess of Cornwall, the Duke of York, the Earl and Countess of Wessex and the Princess Royal.

The Prime Minister Gordon Brown and his wife Sarah also attended the event, which was organised by the Royal British Legion.

The Royal Festival of Remembrance has been held annually since 1927 and this year featured a prominent role for Territorial Army veterans as 2008 is the TA's centenary.

Welsh soprano star Katherine Jenkins and tenor Russell Watson were among the performers as well as various Service bands.

Alongside the traditional military marches, the Band of the Royal Marines provided a more unconventional note, playing a funky tune featuring bongos and an electric guitar solo.

The event culminated in the release of thousands of red paper poppies from the roof of the Albert Hall.

More than 8,000 veterans from over 200 regiments are expected to march in the Cenotaph Parade in Whitehall to mark Remembrance Sunday.

For the first time this year, ex-servicemen and women from Northern Ireland will take part in the parade.