Remembrance Sunday in pictures

9 November 2014

The Queen, political leaders and military veterans have laid wreaths at the Cenotaph on Whitehall - the focal point of Remembrance Day services which have taken place across the country, and abroad.

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the start of World War One, 70 years since the D-Day landings and the end of Britain's conflict in Afghanistan.

The Queen at the Cenotaph — Image caption,
The Queen led the nation in honouring members of the armed forces killed in conflict

Queen lays wreath — Image caption,
The monarch laid a wreath at the Cenotaph in Whitehall, in central London

Labour leader Ed Miliband, Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg and Prime Minister David Cameron — Image caption,
The main party leaders were also in attendance and laid wreaths

General view of the ceremony — Image caption,
Thousands of people lined Whitehall to watch the ceremony

Veterans assemble for the annual Remembrance Sunday Service at the Cenotaph on Whitehall — Image caption,
Veterans representing all the armed forces assembled in Whitehall for the Cenotaph service

Veteran members of the Guards Parachute Company Pathfinders stand by the Guards Memorial in Horse Guards — Image caption,
Veteran members of the Guards Parachute Company Pathfinders were among those gathering in central London

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, and Sophie, Countess of Wessex — Image caption,
Those taking part in the Cenotaph service also included the Duchess of Cambridge, Duchess of Cornwall and the Countess of Wessex

Queen Elizabeth II (L) leading the Remembrance Sunday service — Image caption,
Other senior members of the Royal Family and the armed forces joined the Queen at the National Service of Remembrance

Royal Hospital Veterans at Remembrance Sunday service in London — Image caption,
A group of Royal Hospital Veterans attended the service at the Cenotaph

Members of the armed forces attend the annual Remembrance Sunday Service at the Cenotaph — Image caption,
This year's commemorations also mark 100 years since the start of World War One.

Police officers prior the annual Remembrance Sunday Service at the Cenotaph on Whitehall — Image caption,
The commemoration events took place amid heightened security as UK terror threat levels remain at "severe"

Remembrance Service at Kandahar Air Base in Afghanistan — Image caption,
A remembrance service also took place at Kandahar Air Base in Afghanistan

Prince Harry speaking at Kandahar service — Image caption,
Prince Harry returned to Afghanistan to take part in the service there

A rose lies on a tombstone at Delhi War Cemetery in New Delhi on November 9 — Image caption,
Events took place in Commonwealth nations across the globe, including in the Indian city of Delhi

Bagpiper walks among graves at Delhi War Cemetery — Image caption,
A bagpiper played as he walked past graves in the Delhi War Cemetery

Sri Lankan military bagpipers — Image caption,
Sri Lankan military bagpipers paid tribute to fallen soldiers at a ceremony in Colombo

Cenotaph in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia — Image caption,
Respects were also paid to the fallen at the Cenotaph in the city of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

British war veterans at a memorial to the missing in Ramle, Israel — Image caption,
British war veterans in Israel attended a ceremony at the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery outside Tel Aviv

Poppies installation at the Tower of London — Image caption,
Thousands observed the two minutes of silence at the Tower of London, where an installation of ceramic poppies commemorates fallen soldiers

A choir performs during The Royal British Legion's Festival of Remembrance at Royal Albert Hall on November 8, 2014 — Image caption,
The Royal British Legion held its annual Festival of Remembrance at London's Royal Albert Hall on Saturday evening