Overview
- The monarch led the two-minute silence at 11:00 and laid the first wreath, with the Prince of Wales following in RAF uniform and saluting.
- Queen Camilla and the Princess of Wales observed from the Foreign Office balcony as senior politicians, including Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, laid tributes.
- Around 10,000 veterans took part in the Royal British Legion march-past, including roughly 20 who served in the Second World War.
- Princess Anne was absent from Whitehall on official duties in Australia, where she attended a remembrance service and laid a wreath at Sydney’s Anzac Memorial.
- Prince Harry did not attend the Cenotaph; days earlier he released a message from his US office urging people not to forget veterans, while emotional moments were visible among attendees including the Duchess of Edinburgh.