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Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle seemed overwhelmed with emotion as they joined the Queen in honoring fallen soldiers in the centennial of the armistice.
The Duchess of Cambridge stood beside the monarch and the Duchess of Cornwall on a balcony overlooking the cenotaph, while millions of people were killed to mark the centenary of the end of the First World War.
She seemed to hold back her tears before looking at Prince Charles, and William and Harry were also respectful.
The Prince of Wales has laid a wreath in the Queen's name for the second year in a row to lead the nation to pay homage to all those who lost their lives in conflict.
The Duke of Cambridge, the Duke of Susbad, and the Princess Royal then lay their own crowns before saluting.
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Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Susbad, was visibly moved when she joined other members of the royal family on the balcony of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office while two minutes of silence were reserved to commemorate and honor those who have suffered or died in the war.
The event marks the 100th anniversary of the signing of the treaty that ended the battle on the Western Front of the First World War at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month of 1918.
For the first time, a German leader will lay a wreath at the cenotaph, with President Frank-Walter Steinmeier acquitting himself of this task on behalf of his nation as part of an historic act of reconciliation between the two countries.
Big Ben, who has been silent since the start of renovations to the Elizabeth Tower last August, rang at 11 am to mark the time of the signing of the armistice.
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Prime Minister Theresa May and Labor Party leader Jeremy Corbyn also laid wreaths and stood alongside other political figures.
Crowds began to invade the mall in central London early Sunday morning, in anticipation of a "popular march" this afternoon.
Dressed in poppies and wreaths, hundreds of people gathered from 9 am to mark the centenary of arms.
Large screens have been installed so that people waiting can see Cenotaph service.
The walk will take place around St James's Park before turning into Whitehall, where 10,000 people are expected to cross the cenotaph.
Josh Marr, 18, is one of 100 National Citizen Service volunteers who will walk.
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The Plymouth University student said the group represented "today's youth, the young of the future and the young people of 100 years ago".
His great-grandfather was beaten at Ypres in France.
"My father said he had never talked about the war, he would not want it at all because it was obviously something that really touched him.
"It's something that I've always found very interesting. How can anything affect you so badly that you would not want to talk about it?
"It's an experience that we, the youth and the general public, do not have the spirit to feel."
A series of events is planned to mark the special anniversary of the end of the Great War, including a procession of 10,000 people after the cenotaph.
The day will end with a pardon service at Westminster Abbey.
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