Today, the country will come together to commemorate the men and women who sacrificed their lives in wars around the world.

Remembrance Day is held on the eleventh day of the eleventh month each year to mark the end of the First World War.

And Remembrance Sunday is held on the second Sunday of November and usually seen as the official day of commemoration.

Thousands of people – from bereaved children to Second World War veterans – will participate in the March Past through central London.

Thousands more members of the public are expected to line the streets to pay tribute and take part in the annual two-minute silence.

This year marks 80 years since the Allied victory over Nazi Germany and Japan in the Second World War.

Earlier this year in May the UK held celebrations for the annive

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