Bereaved urged to share stories of loved ones on annual day of reflection

People are being encouraged to come together and tell the stories they could not share at funerals and wakes in the pandemic, as the nation holds its annual day of reflection.

Celebrities including Downton Abbey’s Jim Carter and sports presenter Gaby Roslin have joined political leaders across the UK in their support for the day set aside to remember those who died in the pandemic.

The date has moved from being held on the anniversary of the UK lockdown – March 23 – to the first Sunday of March, following a recommendation by the UK Commission on Covid Commemoration.

This will be the fourth annual day of reflection, organised by the Marie Curie charity, with the first having been held in 2021 on the one-year anniversary of the first lockdown.