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In pictures: Armistice Day 2026 at the Cenotaph

11 November 2026

On Wednesday 11 November 2026, at the eleventh hour, The Western Front Association held its annual Service of Remembrance at the Cenotaph in Whitehall. Led on to parade by the Pipes and Drums of the London Scottish Regiment, members and guests joined the Secretary of State for Defence, representatives of France, Germany, Japan and Flanders, the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, schools, cadets and veterans in laying wreaths to the fallen of the Great War. These photographs by Simon Williams follow the day from the gathering on Whitehall to the march past.

01 0237 Cenotaph Sentinel Glorious Dead — A Royal Air Force sentinel rests on arms reversed at the Cenotaph during The Western Front Association's annual Service of Remembrance, 11 November 2026.

02 0081 Wfa Presidents Wreath — The wreath of the WFA President, Dr Spencer Jones. The card reads: “11/11/26 – The President, The Western Front Association – Remember!”

03 0052 Sweyne Park School Wreath — A group from The Sweyne Park School, Rayleigh, with their wreath before the parade.

04 0050 Schoolboys Order Of Service — Two young wreath-bearers study the order of service.

05 0043 Royal Artillery And Ramc Association Wreaths — Wreaths of the Royal Artillery and the Royal Army Medical Corps Association (Kent Branch).

06 0063 Japanese Naval Officer Wreath — Captain Shuzo Homma, Japanese Naval Attaché, with a wreath to “all Allied fallen soldiers and sailors, including the Japanese sailors who fought bravely and lost their lives in the Mediterranean”.

07 0067 Wfa Wreath 2Lt Studholme Devonshire Regt — James Studholme with a WFA wreath “in grateful memory of 2nd Lt Paul F W Studholme, Devonshire Regiment. Died for his country.”

08 0150 Cadets March On — Army and Air cadets march on to Whitehall.

09 0169 Wreath Party Mod Germany France — The wreath party approaches the Cenotaph. Lt Col Chris Winterman, Military Assistant to the Defence Secretary, carries the Ministry of Defence wreath; following him are Stefan Klanz, German Defence Attaché, and Anne Predour, First Counsellor at the French Embassy.

10 0191 Last Post Standards Lowered — Standards are lowered as an RAF trumpeter sounds the Last Post, with WFA Parade Marshall Robert Nash saluting

11 0195 Wfa Wreaths Carried To Cenotaph — WFA President Dr Spencer Jones (right) and Chairman Richard Hughes carry the Association’s wreaths to the Cenotaph.

12 0207 Mod Wreath Laid — The Secretary of State for Defence, the Rt Hon Wes Streeting MP, lays the Ministry of Defence wreath.

13 0211 France And Germany Wreaths — Anne Predour, First Counsellor at the French Embassy, and Stefan Klanz, German Defence Attaché, carry the wreaths of France and Germany forward together.

14 0227 Colin Hardy Essay Award Winners Wreaths — Winners of the 2026 Colin Hardy Essay Award carry wreaths to the Cenotaph.

14 0232 Association And Branch Wreaths — More wreaths are brought to the Cenotaph, among them those of WFA branches.

15 0238 Sikh Wreath Party Through Railings — Members of the Sikh community wait to lay their wreath.

16 0241 Guests During Prayers Sea Scout — Guests and wreath-layers during the prayers, a Sea Scout among them.

17 0248 Cenotaph Wide Chaplain Prayers — Prayers are led before the Cenotaph.

18 0255 London Scottish Lone Piper — A piper of the London Scottish plays the lament.

19 0269 March Past The Cenotaph — Led by the principal wreath-layers, guests march past the Cenotaph at the close of the service.

20 0319 London Scottish Pipes And Drums March Past — The Pipes and Drums of the London Scottish Regiment march past the Cenotaph.

21 0324 London Scottish Pipes And Drums Group — The Pipes and Drums of the London Scottish Regiment at the Cenotaph after the ceremony.

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