Remembrance day: Britain's annual service honouring war dead
Queen Elizabeth II, 2nd right, and the Duke of Edinburgh, right, stand with the Netherlands' King Willem-Alexander and his wife Queen Maxima of the Netherlands, left, in the Foreign- Watchman V, the mascot for the Staffordshire Regiment Association, sits at the Field of Remembrance at Westminster Abbey in London. The Duke of Edinburgh and Prince Harry each placed a Cross of Remembrance for Unknown British Soldiers from the First
- Prince William, right, Prince Harry, centre, and Prince Andrew, left, attend the Remembrance Sunday ceremony at the Cenotaph in London.
- Prince Harry meets veterans and members of the armed services during a visit to the Field of Remembrance at Westminster Abbey in London.
- This year, organizers say the service was slightly shorter than in previous years so that elderly veterans do not have to stand for as long.
- Prince Philip, the queen's husband - and Princes William, Harry and Andrew, who have all served in the armed forces - all paid their respects. Afterward, veterans paraded down the streets as military bands played.
- She was followed by King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, who was invited to the event by the queen this year to mark the 70th anniversary of the liberation of his country following the end of WWII.
- The queen laid the first wreath of red poppies - a potent symbol of WWI and remembrance throughout the Commonwealth and many other countries - at the foot of the monument.
- The service takes place every year on the 11th hour on the nearest Sunday to the anniversary of the end of World War I on Nov. 11, 1918. The day now also pays tribute to all those fallen in subsequent conflicts, including World War II, Iraq and
- Serving military and veteran personnel prepare to parade, as detachments from the Armed Forces march to the Cenotaph on Whitehall for the annual Service of Remembrance in London.
- The monarch was joined by other royals, senior politicians, and hundreds of veterans and well-wishers who filled the streets of Whitehall for the solemn ceremony, held every November at the Cenotaph war memorial.
- Across Britain, people paused for a moment's silent reflection Sunday to remember the country's war dead as Queen Elizabeth II led an annual service in the capital.
- Queen Elizabeth II led millions of Britons as they fell silent to honour members of the Commonwealth's armed forces killed in conflict at the annual Remembrance Sunday service.
- Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron, right, and Leader of the opposition Labour Party Jeremy Corbyn, centre, with SNP representative Angus Robertson, left, attend the Remembrance ceremony at the Cenotaph in London, followed by other political
Queen Elizabeth II, 2nd right, and the Duke of Edinburgh, right, stand with the Netherlands' King Willem-Alexander and his wife Queen Maxima of the Netherlands, left, in the Foreign
Remembrance day: Britain's annual service honouring war dead
Next Story
