Poignant services were held across the country on the anniversary of the end of the First World War with a two minutes’ silence observed at 11am.
The Princess of Wales has led the nation in a poignant two-minute silence in remembrance of the fallen on Armistice Day.
Kate stood silent, still and deep in thought as she joined veterans in honouring the war dead at the Armed Forces Memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire, before laying a wreath in memory of those who paid the ultimate sacrifice.
Poignant services were held across the country on the anniversary of the end of the First World War, with the silence observed at 11am to remember those who have died in military conflicts.
It was the first time future queen Kate – dressed in a military-style black coat, wide-brimmed black hat adorned with a bow and wearing two poppies – had attended the service at the Arboretum and laid a wreath on Armistice Day.
Queen Camilla, meanwhile, joined commuters on a train from Chippenham to London Paddington to take part in Great Western Railway’s Poppies to Paddington initiative.
She travelled on the 9.28am service to London from the Wiltshire station to mark the initiative, where wreaths are placed on early morning train services and brought to Paddington station for a special service.
After her journey, Camilla placed a wreath of poppies at the war memorial at Platform One at Paddington before the Last Post was sounded to mark the start of the two minutes’ silence.
At the National Memorial Arboretum, Kate was handed a wreath to lay in the centre of the memorial.
Watched by the crowd, which included veterans and their families, she stepped forward to lay the large ring of poppies before appearing to take a moment of reflection and then returning to her seat.
She bowed her head as the crowd prayed for those who had been affected by conflict, including members of the armed forces and civilians.
