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Scotland remembers the fallen on Armistice Day

BBC Veterans stand with flags and a rustic cross adorned with a WWI helmet in front of the Scott Monument in Edinburgh. There are poppy wreaths and black crosses mounted in the grass. Edinburgh Castle sits in the distance.BBC
Veterans marked the silence in front of the Scott Monument in Edinburgh

Communities across Scotland have observed a two-minute silence in tribute to those who lost their lives in conflicts around the world.

A pause for reflection took place at 11:00 GMT to mark the end of World War One.

A national remembrance service also took place at the Cenotaph in London, with ceremonies and a two-minute silence observed in Wales and Northern Ireland.

Wreaths were laid at war memorials across the country, including at the Scott Monument in Edinburgh and Glasgow Central Station.

People gather outside a red stone cathedral in Orkney. Wreaths are laid on the ground.
The silence was observed outside Scotland's oldest cathedral - St Magnus Cathedral in Kirkwall, Orkney
Rows of people observing the silence in Galashiels. They are wearing winter clothing. Shop fronts are in the background.
People gathered in front of the war memorial in Galashiels
Rows of people with heads bowed in Inverness. There is a statue behind them.
A commemorative event was held at Inverness Castle
Members of Scottish Parliament dressed in formal attire stand on a staircase in Holyrood in silence paying tribute as the presiding officer stands at a podium.
Members of the Scottish Parliament paid tribute at Holyrood
Crosses with poppies planted next to a war memorial. Wreaths sit around the memorial.
Memorial wreaths were set at the Erskine Veterans Activity Centre in Forres

The Armistice, an agreement to end the fighting of World War One as a prelude to peace negotiations, began at 11:00 on 11 November 1918.

On Remembrance Sunday First Minister John Swinney, Scottish Secretary Douglas Alexander and Edinburgh's Lord Provost Robert Aldridge were among the dignitaries to lay a wreath at the Stone of Remembrance, outside Edinburgh City Chambers.

Swinney said it was vital to pay tribute to those who paid the ultimate sacrifice to preserve our freedom.

King Charles III laid a wreath in London before a march-past by 10,000 armed forces veterans.

A record number of former prime ministers appeared alongside Andy Burnham and other leaders of the UK parties at London's Cenotaph commemoration.

Queen Camilla and the Princess of Wales also attended the ceremony.