▁in ▁the ▁ad option ▁of ▁the ▁rem emb rance ▁tradition , ▁could ▁be ▁found , ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁only ▁" proof " ▁was ▁that ▁the ▁letter ▁preced ed ▁the ▁formal ▁approach ▁to ▁the ▁King ▁by ▁several ▁months . ▁However ▁he ▁also ▁writes ▁that ▁" S ir ▁Per cy ' s ▁right ▁to ▁recognition ▁for ▁bringing ▁the ▁matter ▁to ▁official ▁notice ▁does ▁not ▁det ract ▁in ▁any ▁way ▁from ▁H oney ' s ▁right ▁to ▁recognition ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁suggestion ." ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁an ▁Australian ▁War ▁Memorial ▁article , ▁H oney ▁attended ▁a ▁trial ▁of ▁the ▁event ▁with ▁the ▁Gren ad ier ▁gu ards ▁at ▁Buck ingham ▁Palace , ▁as ▁did ▁Fitz pat rick ▁( although ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁known ▁whether ▁they ▁ever ▁actually ▁met ▁or ▁discussed ▁their ▁ideas ). ▁However , ▁H oney ' s ▁wife ▁( wh om ▁he ▁called ▁" Mill ie "), ▁as ▁reported ▁by ▁her ▁friend ▁M . F . ▁Or ford ' s ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁article , ▁states ▁that ▁he ▁" ne ver ▁went ▁out ▁into ▁the ▁streets ▁near ▁the ▁crow ds ▁at ▁any ▁time ▁during ▁the ▁observ ance ▁of ▁the ▁Sil ence … ”, ▁and ▁they ▁only ▁heard ▁about ▁the ▁observ ance ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁Two ▁Min utes ' ▁Sil ence ▁when ▁the ▁order ▁was ▁announced ▁by ▁Buck ingham ▁Palace . ▁ ▁An ▁un ident ified ▁Age ▁rep orter ▁describes ▁a ▁visit ▁to ▁the ▁S hr ine ▁of ▁Rem emb rance ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁and ▁being ▁told