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In Pictures: Region marks Armed Forces Day

Hang Ross The Red Arrows flying in formation, with a grey sky above them.Hang Ross
Reading Borough Council Two Gurkha veterans, wearing matching ties and medals stand next to the mayor of Reading.Reading Borough Council
One BBC Weather Watcher caught this view of the Red Arrows over Alverstoke in Hampshire
Reading's mayor, Alice Mpofu-Coles, met Gurkha veterans at an event in the town on Saturday

Events to mark Armed Forces Day have taken place across the south of England.

The annual occasion, which is held on the last Saturday in June, is a culmination of a week that the army say is a chance to show support for the Armed Forces community.

Over the past week, events involving military personnel were held across Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Dorset, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

More than 180 are estimated to have taken place across the UK to mark the occasion, according to the Ministry of Defence.

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