The Queen laid the first wreath at the Cenotaph at Whitehall, central London, to commemorate members of the Armed Forces who have died in all conflicts since the First World War.
She was joined by the Duke of Edinburgh, the Prince of Wales, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, the Duchess of Cornwall, the Duke of York, the Countess of Wessex and other senior royals.
At 11am there was a two-minute silence as thousands paid their respects to those killed in conflicts past and present.
The Queen stood motionless with her head bowed, at the head of her family who stood in a line behind her.
The Duchess of Cambridge, dressed in black and wearing two red poppies and a bowler style hat, watched the sombre events from a balcony at the Foreign and Commonwealth building with other royal women.
This is the first time she has attended a Remembrance Sunday service as a member of the monarchy.
Also paying their respects were David Cameron, the Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, the Deputy Prime Minister, Labour leader Ed Miliband, High Commissioners from Commonwealth countries and defence chiefs.
The ceremony was attended by thousands of ex-servicemen and women who staged a veterans' march past the Cenotaph. » | Sarah Rainey | Sunday, November 13, 2011
