Remembrance Day in the UK - in pictures

The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh attend the Remembrance Day service at the Cenotaph in London Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

Left to right, front row: Labour leader Ed Miliband, leader of the Liberal Democrats, Nick Clegg, and prime minister, David Cameron, wait to lay their wreaths at the Cenotaph in Whitehall. Former prime ministers Tony Blair and John Major also pay tribute Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

Manchester City players observed a minute's silence before the match against Tottenham Hotspur at the Etihad stadium in Manchester Photograph: Alex Livesey/Getty Images

The service of remembrance at the Cenotaph in Whitehall, London Photograph: Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP

Scottish first minister Alex Salmond lays a wreath during the Remembrance Day ceremony in Edinburgh Photograph: David Cheskin/PA

The Queen lays a wreath at the Cenotaph in Whitehall, London. A two-minute silence was held to remember British and Commonwealth troops who have died during conflicts Photograph: Karel Prinsloo/EPA

Sophie, the Countess of Wessex, and the Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton, sing a hymn at the Cenotaph in London Photograph: Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP

The National Memorial Arboretum in Alrewas, Staffordshire. The shaft of light from the monument is designed to fall on the wreath at the centre of the Cenotaph on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month Photograph: Christopher Thomond for the Guardian

The National Memorial Arboretum in Alrewas, Staffordshire Photograph: Christopher Thomond for the Guardian

David Cameron pays tribute to fallen soldiers at the Remembrance Day service at the Cenotaph, London Photograph: Jonathan Hordle/Rex Features

Service personnel at the Stone of Remembrance, Edinburgh Photograph: David Cheskin/PA

Dignitaries make their way to the armed forces memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum in Alrewas, Staffordshire Photograph: Rui Vieira/PA

A man lays a wreath as the Chelsea Pensioners parade past the Cenotaph in London Photograph: Luke Macgregor/Reuters

Servicemen march past the Cenotaph during the ceremony in London Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images