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Bereaved Military Children Supported by Scotty’s Honour Their Parents During Remembrance Weekend

London: Remembrance Sunday, 10th November 2024. Over Remembrance weekend, 53 members of Scotty’s Little Soldiers, the charity for bereaved British Forces children and young people, gathered in London to pay tribute to their military parents. Recognisable in their distinctive black and yellow Scotty scarves, the children, ranging from age nine to 24 years, took part in the Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance and marched past the Cenotaph at the National Service of Remembrance in memory of their heroes. Nikki Scott (BEM), who founded Scotty’s in 2010, following the death of her husband Corporal Lee Scott in Afghanistan in 2009, said of the weekend: “Remembrance is such an important time for bereaved military families. We remember our loved ones every day, but Remembrance is a time …

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