Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle and Lord Speaker Lord Forsyth of Drumlean have laid wreaths and led the nation in a two-minute silence in remembrance of the fallen on Armistice Day.
The pair honoured the war dead at the Angel Memorial in Westminster Hall, in the Houses of Parliament, and were joined by Massachusetts senate president Karen Spilka, who read a poem.
Sir Lindsay then processed to the Lower Waiting Hall of the House of Commons for a Turning the Page ceremony remembering Alan Scott Balfour, who died in 1918.
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.
Defence Secretary Wes Streeting attended the Western Front Association’s annual Armistice Day ceremony at the Cenotaph in Whitehall, central London, and marked the 110th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme.
He was joined by UK Government and senior international military representatives, schoolchildren, cadets and many members of the public who braved the rain to paid their respects.
An Armistice Day service was also held at the National Memorial Arboretum in Alrewas, Staffordshire, where the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester laid a wreath and observed the two-minute silence.
Last year, the Princess of Wales had attended the service in Alrewas and joined veterans in honouring the war dead, before laying a wreath in memory of those who paid the ultimate sacrifice.
Wreaths were also laid during a service at the Portsmouth WW1 Memorial in Guildhall Square, Portsmouth, Hampshire.
Meanwhile, many gathered at the Tommy statue, a tribute to the soldiers of the First World War in Dover, Kent.
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