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VETERANS at tomorrow’s Remembrance Day parade will face beefed-up security to beat extremist threats.
They will have to go through a series of screening checks and searches and will need an e-ticket to get into Whitehall.
The vets must show government-issued photo ID — a passport or driving licence — or two utility bills to prove who they are.
All bags will be banned in the biggest security operation seen for the annual Cenotaph parade.
And for the first time some veterans will have to carry a next of kin card with contact information.
It comes amid fears of terror attacks linked to tension in the Middle East — and threats that pro-Palestinian protesters will target the event.
Met counter-terror officers will be supported by special forces soldiers to prevent lone wolf attacks.
Undercover SAS soldiers will also mingle with the public while a separate team from the SBS will patrol the Thames.
One source said: “I have been told to be there for 8am and bring all the ID and e-ticket. It’s hard for veterans in their 80s who struggle with computers.”
The parade — set to be viewed by the King, Queen and PM Sir Keir Starmer — follows the Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall today.
Pro-Palestinian and right-wing groups have indicated they are planning to join crowds at the Cenotaph.
The Royal British Legion insisted the only change this year was the need for next of kin details.
It said: “It is standard practice.
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