Queen leads Remembrance event
The Queen will lead the nation in commemorating the sacrifice made by Britain's war dead at the Remembrance Sunday ceremony.
The monarch will be joined by Prime Minister Gordon Brown, opposition party leaders and the Foreign Secretary David Miliband at the wreath-laying event in central London.
Thousands of veterans will also gather to pay their respects to Britain's war dead at the ceremony staged at the Cenotaph memorial in Whitehall.
This year marks the 90th anniversary of the armistice of the First World War.
The Queen will lays the first wreath, followed by the Prime Minister, leaders of the opposition and high commissioners from Commonwealth countries.
Around 8,000 ex-servicemen and women take part in Remembrance Sunday events every year.
Veterans, many elderly and frail, will assemble on Horse Guards Parade and march to the Cenotaph to stand on the north side of the square.
Not only the First and Second World Wars will be remembered but also present conflicts Britain is fighting in the Middle East.
Commemorative events are being held this year for both the 15-year deployment in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the 38 years in Northern Ireland under Operation Banner.
