THE KING LEADS SENIOR ROYALS IN POIGNANT TRIBUTE IN MEMORY AS HE PLACES THE FIRST WREATH AT THE CENOTAPH

The King salutes after laying his wreath, adorned with a ribbon in his racing colours. His son Prince William follows, his wreath bearing the white Prince of Wales feathers

- ROSALIND POWELL

In a traditional ceremony that never loses its impact, around 10,000 veterans and 800 members of the armed forces marched past the Cenotaph in Whitehall last Sunday, paying tribute to the servicemen and women who lost their lives in two world wars and later conflicts.

Leading the nation in remembrance and joined by senior members of the royal family, politicians and faith leaders was the King, wearing his air marshal’s uniform.

SILENT REMEMBRANCE

As Big Ben chimed at 11am, all those gathered in Whitehall and beyond held a two-minute silence, its end marked by a cannon blast from Horse Guards Parade followed by buglers playing the Last Post.