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Archive photo · 17 July 2026UK Marks Armistice Day With Two-Minute Silence at Cenotaph in Whitehall
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UK held a two-minute silence at 11:00 at the Cenotaph in Whitehall with officials present. Ceremonies occurred across the country, attended by ministers, cadets, schoolchildren and international figures.
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UK falls silent
The nation fell silent to mark Armistice Day, commemorating the end of World War One with a national two-minute silence. A service at the Cenotaph memorial in Whitehall was attended by government ministers, senior international military figures, schoolchildren and cadets. The Armistice began at 11:00 on 11 November 1918, as an agreement to end the fighting of World War One as a prelude to peace negotiations.
At Westminster, Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle and Lord Speaker Lord Forsyth laid wreaths, while Massachusetts Senate President Karen Spilka read a poem. A ceremony was also being held at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire.
Where ceremonies ran
Armistice Day events were taking place at the Cenotaph in London and in Belfast, Edinburgh and Cardiff. The National Service of Remembrance was taking place at the Cenotaph in London and ceremonies were also taking place in Edinburgh, Cardiff, Belfast and Staffordshire. The fighting officially ended at 11am on 11 November 1918 after the allies and Germany signed an armistice.
A service at the Cenotaph memorial in Whitehall was being attended by government ministers, senior international military figures, schoolchildren and cadets. Commemorations have been taking place across Europe on Wednesday, including a ceremony in Paris where French President Emmanuel Macron attended and a wreath was laid at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
Protests alongside remembrance
Pro-Palestine groups are planning protests in several British cities to coincide with the remembrance of the armistice on November 11. The Palestine Solidarity Campaign and the Greater Manchester Friends of Palestine called for demonstrations on that day. GMFP described the annual ceremonies commemorating the end of World War I as a model of "selective memory."
The Palestine Solidarity Campaign planned a march in support of the controversial resolution "Zionism is racism" approved at its party’s annual conference. The Westminster branch of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign announced it will protest outside the offices of Westminster City Council, which is run by the Conservative Party, and posted on Instagram: "We will protest a motion on the council's agenda."
