The Queen led the nation in honouring members of the armed forces killed in conflict as Remembrance Sunday services took place around the UK to remember our war dead.
The monarch laid the first wreath at the Cenotaph on Whitehall to commemorate all those who have made the ultimate sacrifice in the decades since the First World War, bowing her head after paying her respects.
Senior royals, including Second World War veteran the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Harry and the Duke of Cambridge with wife Kate watching from a nearby balcony joined the monarch and politicians, military leaders, veterans and serving personnel in laying wreaths of poppies at the monument.
Prince Harry was laying the wreath on behalf of his father Prince Charles, who is abroad on an official tour of India with the Duchess of Cornwall, and was marking the occasion there.
Troops in Afghanistan were joined by the Duke of York, who laid a wreath during a service held at Camp Bastion in Helmand Province to mark Remembrance Sunday.
Defence Secretary Philip Hammond also flew to Afghanistan on Saturday night to join servicemen and women.
Millions across the UK fell silent in tribute to those lost in war, joining the crowds gathered in central London who stood in a moment of quiet contemplation as Big Ben struck 11am.
During the two-minute silence, only the distant sounds of traffic and the rustling of leaves could be heard, despite the fact that police said Whitehall was at capacity.
The beginning and end of the silence was marked with the firing of a round by the King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery, using a 13-pounder First World War gun.
In cold but bright weather, the royals and dignitaries then laid their wreaths at the Cenotaph.
For full coverage of Remembrance Sunday in your area, see Monday’s Courier or try our digital edition.