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King Charles leads Cenotaph silence as Britain remembers war dead

Sky News' coverage follows the royal wreath-laying and Andy Burnham's first appearance at the ceremony as prime minister.

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Why this story? One of Sky News's most watched videos since yesterday, with 168,655 views.

Remembrance Sunday: King leads memorial service at Cenotaph

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0:00Current and former prime ministers join the procession departing the Foreign Office with wreaths.
5:01King Charles walks onto Whitehall to lead the national act of remembrance.
5:46Big Ben strikes eleven and the two-minute silence begins, with cutaways to Cardiff and Belfast.
8:14Royal Marines buglers sound the Last Post.
9:34The King lays the nation's wreath and salutes, followed by tributes from other members of the Royal Family.
12:44Andy Burnham and Kemi Badenoch lay wreaths on behalf of the government and opposition.

Big Ben strikes eleven, and Whitehall falls silent. King Charles stands at the Cenotaph as Britain pauses to remember those who died in war, with Sky News cutting between London, Cardiff and Belfast during the two-minute silence.

Commentator Alastair Bruce describes it as "A chance for the nation to pause, for the whole country to reflect upon the cost of peace."

Royal Marines buglers sound the Last Post before the King steps forward to lay a wreath on behalf of the nation and salute. A wreath for Queen Camilla follows, then tributes from William, Prince of Wales, Prince Edward and Princess Anne. Camilla and Catherine, Princess of Wales, watch from a balcony.

The broadcast also captures a change among the political figures gathered on Whitehall. Bruce introduces Andy Burnham laying the government's wreath for the first time as prime minister. Opposition leader Kemi Badenoch also lays a wreath, while former prime ministers, including Sir Keir Starmer, attend.

The ceremony video drew about 169,000 views since yesterday, making it Sky News' most watched new upload over that period. The channel also published a separate recording of the silence and fuller coverage of the national service.

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