Remembrance Day Details

Remembrance Day, 11 November, commemorates those who died fighting for the UK and its allies. It originally marked the end of World War I, which finished at 11:00 am on 11 November 1918. People wear red poppies, and at 11:00 am there is a two-minute silence. Wreaths are laid at the Cenotaph in Whitehall, London, with the monarch, politicians and ambassadors attending.