Dermot O'Leary received the backing of viewers as he confirmed that there would be a change to Friday's This Morning, for a very poignant reason.
As he does at the end of every week, former X Factor presenter took the reins of the ITV daytime show alongside Alison Hammond. But, while they both teased that there was plenty of things coming up, including an appearance from acting legend Bill Nighy, a segment with ex I'm A Celebrity stars Georgia Toffolo and Stanley Johnson and discussions with guests Carol Vorderman and Gyles Brandreth, the date on the calendar did not go un-noticed by either the presenters or bosses.
November 11 is the day that the nation falls silent every single year to remember our war heroes and, in line with many public offices, schools and businesses across the UK, Dermot confirmed seconds into Friday's programme, that This Morning would be interrupting its schedule to go. He told viewers: "We will be joining the nation, as we remember out heroes, the fallen as we join the two minutes of silence at 11 o'clock."
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After Dermot had made the announcement on the Remembrance silence, the first break during Friday's episode, including a moving advert for the Poppy Appeal.
And then, as the clock ticked down to 11, Dermot, Alison and studio guest Gyles were joined in the studio by youngsters who read out poems they had entered into a Remembrance competition, before cameras cut to silences being held in the likes of London, Cardiff, Belfast and Edinburgh
As the silence ended and cameras cut back to the studio, Gyles spoke about how much the military had played a part in his family, with his grandfather serving in the First World War, his father in WW2 and his son in law in Afghanistan.
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