IT was a moving musical tribute to those who have lost their lives in conflicts.

Members of The Band & Bugles of the Rifles, The Band of the Adjutant General’s Corps, The Band of the Queen’s Division and the Southampton Philharmonic Choir took to the Mayflower stage as part of the Hampshire Festival of Remembrance.

A sold out audience enjoyed an array of entertainment at the Royal British Legion event, with music spanning the past 100 years.

The concert, compered by BBC South Today presenter Sally Taylor, featured a reading from special guest Her Serene Highness, Princess Sophie Von Hohenberg. She is the great granddaughter of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and Countess Sophia whose deaths sparked the beginning of World War I in 1914.

Another highlight of the musical programme was a beautifully performed Gaelic song Nam Anna Le Mo Smaointe, which translates as alone with my thoughts. The song, in memory of Royal Marine Gordon MacPherson, who was killed during the battle for Two Sisters on Falklands in 1982, was written by family friends Erik Spence and the Rev John MacLeod.

The festival also included the traditional Act of Remembrance, a poignant silence which saw poppy petals fall from the ceiling.

It aimed to raise both money and awareness for this year's Poppy Appeal.