Remembrance Sunday is taking place today (Picture: Ben Montgomery/Getty Images)
Today,the country is coming together to commemorate the men and women who sacrificed their lives in wars around the world.
Remembrance Day is held on the eleventh day of the eleventh month each year to mark the end of the First World War.
And Remembrance Sunday is held on the second Sunday of November and usually seen as the official day of commemoration.
During today’s commemoration in front of the Cenotaph,the King could be seen visibly emotional as he saluted fallen soldiers.
Thousands of people – from bereaved children to Second World War veterans – participated in the March Past through central London,and thousands more members of the public lined the streets to pay tribute and take part in the annual two-minute silence.
This year marks 80 years since the Allied victory over Nazi Germany and Japan in the Second World War.
Earlier this year in May the UK held celebrations for the anniversary of VE (Victory in Europe) Day.
Remembrance is a time of reflection for many who lost family members and friends during the First and Second World Wars – and a time for others to honour the sacrifice of the millions who died in these horrific conflicts.
Remembrance is held to commemorate those who died in wars (Picture: Ben Montgomery/Getty Images)
But it is also used to commemorate the war dead of conflicts since – including the Korean,Falklands,Gulf,Iraq and Afghanistan wars.
A national two-minute silence was held at 11am.
In London,it was marked by the firing of guns from King’s Troop on Horse Guards Parade.
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King Charles and Sir Keir Starmer will participate in the service (Picture: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)
Whitehall,near the Houses of Parliament,opened to the public from 8am.
From 10.30am the military formed up on the Cenotaph and participants processed out to the Cenotaph at 10.50am before the two-minute silence at 11am.
At 11.25am,the Cenotaph service concluded and the Royal British Legion detachments dispersed past the Cenotaph.
Members of the Royal Family,including King Charles,and the Prime Minister,participated in the service as well as other politicians – such as Cabinet ministers and leaders of other political parties.
Princess Anne did not attend,as she was in Australia and attended a service in Sydney.
Another high profile face not to attend was Andrew Windsor,the former Duke of York,who was stripped of all his royal titles including ‘prince’ last month.
Great George Street was closed to the public on Remembrance Sunday.
Access between Victoria Street and St James Park will be via Storey’s Gate.
Remembrance Sunday 2025 is available to watch on BBC One and iPlayer from 10.15am to 12.40pm,and will be available on iPlayer after this.
It is also being shown on Sky News – including its TV channel,website,app and Youtube channel – and the ITV News Youtube channel.
Remembrance Sunday began after the end of the First World War and is traditionally held to commemorate those who died in the First and Second World Wars.
However it is also used to remember those who died in conflicts since – as British soldiers have been killed in wars around the world since 1945.
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