A solemn and poignant service at the Cenotaphpublished at 13:41 GMT 8 November
Sean Coughlan
Royal correspondent, at the service
On a stone grey autumn morning, the King led a solemn two-minute silence to honour those who died in conflict at the National Service of Remembrance in Whitehall, London.
He also laid a wreath at the Cenotaph, before a march-past by 10,000 armed forces veterans.
That included a shrinking number of World War Two veterans, with about 12 survivors of the 1939-45 conflict taking part, while the number of former prime ministers reached a record high with nine lined up to lay wreaths.
Prince William and Princess Anne were among the royals in attendance, along with military chiefs, senior politicians, diplomats and faith leaders, watched by big crowds squeezed behind railings along Whitehall. Queen Camilla and the Princess of Wales watched from a balcony above the Cenotaph in the Foreign Office building.
For more than a century, this national Remembrance event has been held around the Cenotaph.
The monument had been originally built in 1919 as a temporary, plaster and wood structure. But it proved so popular with the public that it was replaced in 1920 with a permanent version, in the same design but in stone.
It was opened at 11:00 on 11 November 1920 by King George V. His great grandson, King Charles III, was there again, on an overcast morning 106 years later, to continue paying respect.
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
