London commemorates the armistice of the Great War, with the royal family present

London celebrates the commemoration of "Remembrance Sunday", in memory of the fallen of the Great War, in the presence of members of the British royal family, including King Charles III, Prince Harry and Queen Camilla, and several British politicians, including former prime ministers Keir Starmer, Theresa May and Boris Johnson, as well as the current occupant of Downing Street Andy Burnham. Also present was UK Reform leader Nigel Farage.

Two minutes of silence were observed during the commemoration in front of the Palace of Whitehall, which was the main residence of the English sovereigns in London from 1530 until 1698.

The solemn anniversary is celebrated in the United Kingdom and in various Commonwealth countries on the second Sunday of November to honor the soldiers and civilians fallen in all wars, from the First World War to modern conflicts.

On a gray autumn morning in London, the sovereign laid a wreath at the Cenotaph in Whitehall, before the parade of 10,000 armed forces veterans. The event was attended by World War II veterans: this year only 12 participated, including 103-year-old Annie Duplock, who described the day as "very emotional", writes the BBC.

Queen Camilla and the Princess of Wales watched the ceremony from a balcony above the Cenotaph, located in the Foreign Office and among the flags on the roof of that Whitehall building was the Ukrainian one, blue and yellow.

It had been hoisted during the Russian invasion and four years later it is visibly frayed, a reminder of the duration of that war and the current threats.

The moving parade in front of the Cenotaph featured representatives from around 340 different military and civilian associations, from the Royal Naval Association and the Royal Marines Association to Transport for London and the Royal National Lifeboat Institute.