Prince Charles leads UK’s Remembrance Day commemorations


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Prince Charles and Camilla have led Remembrance Day commemorations in the UK on Wednesday.

The country fell silent at 11am - the hour when the guns stopped firing on November 11, in 1918 - marking the end of the First World War after four years of fighting.

A special service was held at London's Westminster Abbey to mark the centenary of the burial of the Unknown Warrior.

The ceremony was attended by the Prince of Wales, the Duchess of Cornwall and Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

This gallery contains pictures of the scaled-back commemorations which have taken place across the UK.

  • People stand silent during a ceremony at the Cenotaph on Whitehall in remembrance to Britain's war dead in London, Britain. EPA
    People stand silent during a ceremony at the Cenotaph on Whitehall in remembrance to Britain's war dead in London, Britain. EPA
  • People pause to observe two minute's silence at Waterloo Station in London. Reuters
    People pause to observe two minute's silence at Waterloo Station in London. Reuters
  • Veteran's observe a 2 minute silence for Armistice day at the Cenotaph in London. AFP
    Veteran's observe a 2 minute silence for Armistice day at the Cenotaph in London. AFP
  • George Ford, Tom Curry, and the rest of the England rugby team participate in a silence in honour of Armistice Day during a training session in Teddington. Getty Images
    George Ford, Tom Curry, and the rest of the England rugby team participate in a silence in honour of Armistice Day during a training session in Teddington. Getty Images
  • Britain's Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall arrive at Westminster Abbey in London. Reuters
    Britain's Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall arrive at Westminster Abbey in London. Reuters
  • Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrives for a remembrance service at Westminster Abbey in London. Reuters
    Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrives for a remembrance service at Westminster Abbey in London. Reuters
  • People stand to observe a two minute silence to commemorate Armistice Day at The Saddleworth War Memorial north-east of Manchester. AFP
    People stand to observe a two minute silence to commemorate Armistice Day at The Saddleworth War Memorial north-east of Manchester. AFP
  • Members of the public observe a two-minute silence in the Garden of Remembrance in Edinburgh, Scotland. Getty Images
    Members of the public observe a two-minute silence in the Garden of Remembrance in Edinburgh, Scotland. Getty Images
  • People pause to observe two minute's silence at Waterloo Station in London. Reuters
    People pause to observe two minute's silence at Waterloo Station in London. Reuters
  • The Last Post is played as Wales football team players observe a silence in Pontyclun. PA
    The Last Post is played as Wales football team players observe a silence in Pontyclun. PA
  • A veteran salutes as he observes two minute's silence at the Cenotaph in Whitehall, London. Reuters
    A veteran salutes as he observes two minute's silence at the Cenotaph in Whitehall, London. Reuters
  • A veteran pays his respects at the Cenotaph in Whitehall, London. Reuters
    A veteran pays his respects at the Cenotaph in Whitehall, London. Reuters
  • Men salute at the Cenotaph in Whitehall, London. Reuters
    Men salute at the Cenotaph in Whitehall, London. Reuters
  • Soldiers stand as they observe a two-minute silence at a coronavirus disease testing centre in Liverpool. Reuters
    Soldiers stand as they observe a two-minute silence at a coronavirus disease testing centre in Liverpool. Reuters