Nepal pays tribute to fallen Gurkhas at Remembrance Sunday in London

The British government held a special ceremony to pay tribute to soldiers who lost their lives in war. The Remembrance Sunday event took place on Sunday at the Cenotaph war memorial on Whitehall in London. Remembrance Sunday is marked on the second Sunday of November, close to November 11, the anniversary of the end of the First World War.

The gathering was led by King Charles III and began with a two-minute silence. Representatives of the Commonwealth nations, Ireland and Nepal, also laid wreaths, along with the King. Nepal’s Acting Ambassador, Bipin Duwadi, laid a wreath on behalf of Nepal.

He said it was an honour to take part in the national remembrance service and to pay tribute to the brave Gurkha soldiers and others who sacrificed their lives for their countries. Duwadi said that before the formal ceremony began, he had a brief conversation with Prime Minister Andy Burnham and Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband. According to him, they expressed sorrow and concern over the recent natural disaster in Nepal.