This dedicated minute received the direct support of King George VI, Sir Winston Churchill and his Parliamentary Cabinet.
It was also recognized by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt and observed on land and at sea on the battlefields, in air raid shelters and in hospitals.
With Churchill’s support, the BBC, on Sunday, November 10, 1940, began to play the bells of Big Ben on the radio as a signal for the Silent Minute to begin.
At the heart of the effort there is a community united from people of all ages, races and backgrounds, and a focus on our collective humanity and the benefits of peace in society.
In March 2020, as the Coronavirus hit the United Kingdom, a British journalist suggested to No10 Downing Street that the Silent Minute be revived.