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Prince Harry and Prince William followed their father, the Prince of Wales, with a moving tribute to the First World War, who died at the Cenotaph in Whitehall. The Duke of Sussex and the Duke of Cambridge were accompanied by the Duke of York and the Earl of York to lay their wreaths while Queen Elizabeth II watched from a balcony in Whitehall. 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.
Prince Charles laid the first crown at the cenotaph on behalf of his mother for the second year in a row, while a squire laid a wreath on behalf of the Duke of Edinburgh.
The Queen watches the Whitehall service from the balcony of the nearby Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
For the first time, a German leader laid a wreath at the cenotaph, with President Frank-Walter Steinmeier acquitting himself of his task on behalf of his nation as part of an historic act of reconciliation between the two countries .
The Duchess of Cornwall, the Duchess of Cambridge, the Duchess of Sussex and other members of the royal family have joined the queen on the balcony.
Big Ben, who has remained silent since the start of the Elizabeth Tower renovation in August, will be heard at 11 am to mark the time of the signing of the armistice.
Prime Minister Theresa May and Labor Leader Jeremy Corbyn also attend the Emotions Ceremony.
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 in front of the cenotaph.
Josh Marr, 18, is one of 100 National Citizen Service volunteers who will walk.
The student from Plymouth University said the group represented "today's young people, the young of the future and the young people of 100 years ago".
His great-grandfather was beaten at Ypres in France.
He said, "My father used to say that 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 really interesting, how can anything affect you so badly that you would not want to talk about it?"
"It's an experience that we, young people and citizens in general, are not close to feeling."
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