His Majesty King Letsie III will on Sunday (12th November, 2006) lead the nation in paying solemn tribute to the soldiers who died on the Two World Wars, 1914 – 1918 and 1939 – 1945. The service will be held at the cenotaph at Makoanyane Square in Maseru.

The day is known as Armistice Day or Remembrance Sunday as it is held for reasons of convenience, on the second Sunday of November. The highlight of the day is the observance of a two minutes’ silence, in memory of those who gave their lives, at 11:00 hours, the time at which the First World War ended on the eleventh of the eleventh month in 1918.

His Majesty the King and the Right Honourable the Prime Minister, would be amongst those who will lay wreaths at cenotaph.

Taking part in the ceremony are the Lesotho Defence Force, the Lesotho Mounted Police Service, Lesotho Correctional Service, boys-scouts, girl guides, the public and the ex-servicemen themselves.
 

SOURCE: LENA