King Charles and senior politicians to lead UK Remembrance Sunday service at Cenotaph – live

A two-minute silence will be held at 11am GMTKing Charles and other senior royals are gathering for the national memorial service at the Cenotaph in central London, with commemorations also taking place across the UK, including in Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast.About 10,000 armed forces veterans will take part in the Royal British Legion’s march-past and about 20 second world war veterans will attend, 80 years on from the conflict’s end.This Remembrance Sunday, we pause as a nation to honour all those who have served our country.We reflect on the extraordinary courage of our armed forces in the world wars and subsequent conflicts, whose service secured the freedoms we cherish today. Continue reading…