Queen to attend Iraq memorial event

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The ceremony will be held in St Paul's Cathedral in London on Friday, October 9, the Ministry of Defence confirmed.

Defence Secretary Bob Ainsworth said: "This service will provide an opportunity to remember the enormous contribution made by some 120,000 members of the UK Armed Forces and their civilian colleagues who have served in Iraq over six years."

He added: "In particular it will be a time to remember the ultimate sacrifice made by those who died and who contributed to the greater peace and stability that exists in Iraq today."

Servicemen and women injured fighting in Iraq and the families of those killed in the conflict will be among those invited to attend, while The Queen will be joined by the Duke of Edinburgh.

British troops conducted their last combat mission on April 30 after a bloody conflict which lasted more than six years.

A total of 179 British Armed Forces personnel or MoD civilians died serving on Operation TELIC, which began in March 2003.

The inquiry into the Iraq war, headed by Sir John Chilcot, was formally launched last month.

Prime Minister Gordon Brown was forced to abandon plans for it to sit behind closed doors and not apportion any blame to individuals, amid protests from senior military and political figures.