King Charles led the nation in the annual Remembrance Sunday service at the Cenotaph in London as he was ahead of senior politicians, including Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, also laid floral tributes, alongside representatives from the Commonwealth in the heart of Whitehall.
Over 10,000 armed forces veterans took part in the Royal British Legion’s march-past, including about 20 Second World War veterans - 80 years on from the conflict’s end. And, as the Queen, Princess of Wales, and other members of the Royal Family viewed the service from a balcony, wearing his field marshal uniform with a ceremonial frock coat, The King laid the first wreath to honour the fallen and was followed by the Prince of Wales.
A gun was fired to mark the end of the silence before the “Last Post” was sounded by the buglers of the Royal Marines. Then, with the two-minute silence observed impeccably throughout, the war veterans, including D-Day and Second World War personnel, then participated in the Royal British Legion's march-past.
Princess Anne is currently in Australia and attended a remembrance service at the Anzac Memorial in Sydney. During four days of events to commemorate VE Day, the King and other senior royals oversaw a military procession through London followed by an RAF flypast over Buckingham Palace.
Earlier this year, events were held to mark the 80th anniversaries of VE (Victory in Europe) Day, and VJ (Victory over Japan) Day, which took place at the end of World War Two.
