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Countries across Europe have marked Armistice Day with two minutes of silence for the fallen soldiers of past wars. The UK also observed the traditional two-minute silence at 11:00 on 11 November. The ceremony marks the date and time the Armistice for World War One came into effect. It was also used to remember all people killed in wars since then.
UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer joined an event in Paris, marking the occasion with French President Macron. They laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the Arc de Triomphe. Meanwhile, Sophie, the Duchess of Edinburgh, led the ceremony at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire. Just before the silence, the Duchess read an excerpt from the 1914 poem “For the Fallen,” written by Laurence Binyon. The event was attended by the defense minister Maria Eagle, and both of them laid poppy wreaths at the armed forces memorial.
Apart from the event in Staffordshire, other events took place in locations such as Bristol, Cambridge, Nottingham, Liverpool, and Dover. In Wales, Carmarthenshire County Council illuminated County Hall in the evening to remember the sacrifices of armed forces and anyone whose lives were lost in conflict or acts of terror. The events held during the weekend all over the UK is a tradition that takes place every year on the Sunday closest to 11 November.
The UK’s King Charles led the nation in two minutes of silence in remembrance of the men and women who lost their lives serving in the two world wars or other conflicts. However, in Belfast, a protest banner was erected outside the office of Northern Ireland First Minister Michelle O’Neill following her decision to take part in the city’s Remembrance Day service on Sunday. She was the first senior Sinn Féin figure to do so, and the banner that was later attached to the shutters of her office in Cookstown, County Tyrone, featured the word “traitors” alongside bloody handprints and a poppy. O’Neill said it was difficult to hear criticism about her decision to attend the commemoration, but she was committed to being a first minister for all, and other Sinn Féin politicians would take part in the Armistice Day event at Stormont
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