Sunday, 9 November 2014 - 16:20

Full schedule of National MH17 Memorial revealed

The country’s national memorial service for the victims of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 takes place at the RAI convention center in Amsterdam on Monday afternoon. Full details of the event can be found below.

The ceremony starts at 1 p.m with introductory remarks
Remarks by Prime Minister Mark Rutte
Performance of “Voor Altijd” by Marco Borsato
Funeral offering from two survivors
Performance of Mozart’s “Lacrimosa” requiem
Funeral offering from a survivor
Performance of “Kom dan bij Mij” by Lenette van Dongen
Performance of “Pie Jesu” by Maartje Rammeloo, from Andrew Lloyd Webber's Requiem
All 298 victims will be named by survivors
Performance of “Last Post” by horn player Adjutant Officer Hans Flowers of the Royal Air Force
Chapel
One minute of silence
The first stanza of Dutch national anthem Wilhelmus will be played
Performance of “Beautiful” by Douwe Bob
Eulogy by Jacobine Geel
Funeral offering from a survivor
Performance of “I Was Here” by Glennis Grace
At roughly 2:30 p.m. the ceremony will close