UK marks Armistice Day with traditional two-minute silence

The United Kingdom observed a nationwide two-minute silence on Armistice Day to honor military personnel killed in conflicts since the end of World War I.

In London, Defence Secretary Wes Streeting joined military officers, school children, and service cadets to lay a wreath at the Cenotaph. Commemorations took place across the country, including in Staffordshire, where the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester participated in a wreath-laying ceremony.

The annual tradition marks the moment hostilities ceased on the Western Front at 11:00 GMT on November 11, 1918. Ceremonies across the nation brought together members of the public, veterans, and officials to pay tribute to fallen armed forces members.

Sources: BBC Northern Ireland