Armistice Day: UK to hold two-minute silence

The UK volition people Armistice Day with a two-minute soundlessness connected Friday.

This year's commemorations to retrieve the warfare dormant volition see the precocious restored Big Ben striking 11 times.

The soundlessness is held each twelvemonth astatine 11:00 GMT connected 11 November to people the extremity of World War One successful 1918.

Remembrance Day services volition beryllium held connected Sunday, including 1 attended by the Royal Family astatine the Cenotaph - the archetypal since the decease of the Queen.

During the service, which the Prince and Princess of Wales volition besides attend, King Charles volition laic a poppy wreath incorporating a ribbon of his racing colours of scarlet, purple and gold.

Royal racing colours were besides incorporated into the wreaths of the precocious Queen, George V and George VI.

A wreath volition besides beryllium laid connected behalf of Queen Consort for the archetypal time, portion she watches from the balcony of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office building.

Prince William volition laic a wreath antecedently laid by his father, featuring the achromatic Prince of Wales feathers and a caller ribbon successful Welsh red.

Big Ben volition onslaught 11 times astatine 11:00 GMT connected Friday and besides connected Remembrance Sunday to people the opening of the 2 minutes silence.

The doorbell has been mostly soundless for 5 years aft it was dismantled and repaired successful a renovation project.

During her 70-year reign the precocious Queen, who lived done World War Two, lone missed 7 Remembrance services - including successful 2021 owed to a backmost sprain.

The Royal Family volition besides be the yearly Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance astatine the Royal Albert Hall connected Saturday evening.