Overview
- At 11am local time, services across Australia and the UK observed a silence to mark the 107th anniversary of the 1918 armistice.
- Australia’s national ceremony at the War Memorial in Canberra featured Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Opposition Leader Sussan Ley and senior officials, with a commemorative address by Major General Greg Melick.
- In Sydney, the Opera House was lit with red poppies during a dawn service, traffic in Melbourne halted at 11 key intersections, and large gatherings were held in Perth’s Kings Park.
- Princess Anne laid a wreath at Gallipoli Barracks in Brisbane, while the Princess of Wales attended a service at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire that included a specially commissioned poem, a wreath‑laying and viewing of newly dedicated names.
- Prince William delivered a video message to the Royal British Legion’s school assembly urging young people to wear a poppy and remember that “remembrance is for everyone,” with testimonies from Second World War veterans included in the program.