Overview
- The King is scheduled to lead a two-minute silence at 11am at the Cenotaph, with guns from King’s Troop marking the moment before he lays a wreath.
- Around 10,000 former service personnel will march past on Whitehall, with about 20 surviving Second World War veterans taking part.
- Politicians including Boris Johnson, Sadiq Khan and David Lammy were seen arriving for the service on Whitehall, with Sir Keir Starmer due to attend.
- The prime minister posted a message on X honoring those who served and pledging continued support for veterans and their families.
- Centenarian veterans such as 101-year-old Donald Poole are set to march, voicing pride in paying tribute to those who died in conflict.