One of Karen’s official roles as Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport is to host the National Service of Remembrance events at the Cenotaph in Whitehall; hence she had to be in the capital, rather than in Staffordshire Moorlands on Sunday.
The National Service of Remembrance ensures that no-one is forgotten as the nation unites to honour all who have suffered or died in war.
Karen commented:
“I am always honoured to be invited to a number of Remembrance services in Staffordshire Moorlands to pay respects on behalf of local residents to those who died in the two World Wars and other conflicts. I am proud that we in the Moorlands pay such fitting tributes to those who fell in War and am grateful to Mike Robinson and Judy Scott Moncrieff who laid wreaths on my behalf this year at the Biddulph Cenotaph and at the Nicholson War Memorial in Leek.”
“It is always an incredibly humbling experience to pay respects to those who have died in the service of their country and I was honoured to join the many people in Whitehall on Sunday and be a part of such a truly moving event.”
"I was particularly pleased to meet Joy Hunter who is pictured in the photo with me, an amazing woman who was one of Churchill's secretaries during World War 2."
“We must never forget the sacrifices made by the men and women who gave their lives defending our freedom.”