The nation fell silent in remembrance of those who died in military conflicts as poignant services were held on Armistice Day.
Held at the Angel Memorial in Westminster Hall, inside the Houses of Parliament, Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle and Lord Speaker Lord Forsyth of Drumlean, who laid commemorative wreaths, alongside Massachusetts senate president Karen Spilka, who read a poem.
Mr Speaker then made his way 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 took place across the nation 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 ceremony at the Cenotaph in 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 and cadets.
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 at 11am.
The pair were then taken around the memorial, also known as the Royal British Legion National Remembrance Gardens, before speaking with members of the public who attended the service.
Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley also paid his respects to the war dead during a ceremony at the National Police Memorial in central London.
In pictures shared on X by the Met Police, Sir Mark can be seen holding a wreath, reflecting and speaking to other members of the force.
Wreaths were also laid during a service at the Portsmouth WWI Memorial in Guildhall Square, Portsmouth, Hampshire, where Farming Minister and MP for Portsmouth South Stephen Morgan joined Royal Navy officers and other dignitaries.
A veteran could be seen placing a cross of remembrance during the service, and Royal Navy officers saluted.
Meanwhile, many gathered at the Tommy statue, a tribute to the soldiers of the First World War in Dover, Kent.
A number of ceremonies were also held across Scotland, including in Edinburgh where a service was held at the garden of remembrance, part of Princes Street Gardens.
The one o’clock gun at Edinburgh Castle fired at 11am to mark the start of the two-minute silence.
A short service was also held by Rev Dr Karen Campbell, who is the national chaplain of Royal British Legion Scotland.
Commemorations also took place at the Scottish National War Memorial in Edinburgh Castle and at Glasgow’s George Square.
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