Remembrance Sunday commemorations in pictures – as King leads event at Cenotaph in Whitehall
The King led the nation’s Remembrance Sunday commemorations as he laid a wreath at the Cenotaph during a two-minute silence.
Charles, who is still receiving cancer treatment, paid his respects without the Queen, who did not attend events in central London due to a chest infection.
He appeared alongside his son Prince William and daughter-in-law, Kate, Princess of Wales, who carried out two consecutive public engagements for the first time this year after her cancer treatment ended.
Sunday was the King’s third Remembrance service as monarch.
The King waits to lay his wreath. Pic: PA
Catherine, Princess of Wales on the balcony. Pic: PA
The Prince of Wales during the Remembrance Sunday service. Pic: PA
The Princess of Wales (left) and the Duchess of Edinburgh watch from the balcony. Pic: PA
Members of the Royal Family stand before the Cenotaph. Pic: PA
The Royal British Legion’s veteran parade along Whitehall featured 10,000 veterans from 326 different armed forces and civil organisations.
Similar memorial events took place in Edinburgh, Cardiff, and Belfast, as well as smaller towns and cities.
Politicians from the four nations laid wreaths in capital cities, while veterans and their families also gathered for events in Portsmouth, the home of this year’s D-Day anniversary commemorations, and the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire.
Veterans in Portsmouth on Sunday. Pic: PA
People gather at the National Memorial Arboretum in Alrewas, Staffordshire. Pic: PA
Young Ukrainian residents in Edinburgh lay their wreaths outside the City Chambers. Pic: PA
Thousand of people, including Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and eight of his predecessors, watched as the nation fell silent at 11am.
Among the former leaders were Rishi Sunak, Liz Truss, Boris Johnson, Theresa May, Lord David Cameron, Gordon Brown, Sir Tony Blair, and Sir John Major.
Kemi Badenoch, the new Conservative Party leader, also laid a wreath alongside the prime minister.
Sir Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch lay wreaths on Sunday. Pic: PA
Lord David Cameron, Gordon Brown, Sir Tony Blair, and Sir John Major. Pic: PA
On Saturday evening, the Prince and Princess of Wales attended the Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall, along with the King.
Hours beforehand, Buckingham Palace announced Queen Camilla would not be attending either of the Remembrance events. It is understood there is no cause for concern but that doctors did not want to hinder her recovery or put anyone else at risk.
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Princess of Wales at Remembrance Sunday
Members of the RAF Pipes and Drums band in Edinburgh. Pic: PA
First Minister Michelle ONeill lays a wreath at Belfast City Hall. Pic: PA
This year marks the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings of the Second World War and the 25th anniversary of the end of the war in Kosovo.
It also marks the 75th anniversary of NATO and the 120th anniversary of the Entente Cordiale between the UK and France.
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