THE Queen and senior members of the royal family attended the annual Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance at London's Royal Albert Hall last night.

The festival commemorated all those who have lost their lives in conflicts and marked 100 years since the First World War ended.

The Queen was joined by the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, and the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.

A series of events will take place across the UK today to mark 100 years since the end of the First World War.

The Prince of Wales will once again lead the nation in honouring the country's war dead during the national service of remembrance.

The Queen has asked Charles to lay a wreath at the Cenotaph in Whitehall on her behalf – the second successive year he will perform the duty. The Queen will watch from the balcony of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office building, as she did last year.

After Charles has laid a wreath, other floral tributes will be left by members of the royal family, senior figures from the government, including Prime Minister Theresa May, and opposition party leaders and other figures from national life.

The SNP’s Westminster leader, Ian Blackford MP, will lay a wreath on behalf of the SNP and Plaid Cymru that will include the words “Lest we forget” in English, Gaelic and Welsh.

Blackford said: “I am honoured to be able to attend the ceremony today at the Cenotaph, and to lay a wreath in what is only a small gesture in gratitude for the sacrifices our service personnel made during the First World War. On this day, for them, we fall silent and remember."

The First Minister will lay a wreath at the Stone of Remembrance at Edinburgh City Chambers before attending the service at St Giles Cathedral. Later in the day she is going to a special service at Glasgow Cathedral marking 100 years since the Armistice.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said: "Remembrance Sunday is an opportunity for people in Scotland to join with others across the world to commemorate those who made the ultimate sacrifice in conflicts during the last century.

"It allows us a chance to honour the memory of those who gave their lives, while also paying tribute to our veterans and those who continue to serve today.

“This year of course has added poignancy as it marks 100 years since the signing of the Armistice that ended the First World War.

"The laying of a wreath is a small but significant tribute, and I am privileged to be able to do so on behalf of the people of Scotland."

For the first time, a German leader will lay a wreath at the Cenotaph in London, with President Frank-Walter Steinmeier performing the duty on behalf of his nation in a historic act of reconciliation.

Families whose ancestors died or were injured in the First World War will be remembering their relatives as they take part in a “people's procession".

A total of 10,000 people, chosen by ballot, will have the opportunity to pay their respects to all those who served in the First World War by taking part in the Nation's Thank You procession past the Cenotaph.

Church bells will ring out today as they did at the end of the First World War – and a Westminster Abbey service will be held along with others in Glasgow, Cardiff and Belfast, to give thanks for peace and those who returned.

This afternoon a concert will take place at Edinburgh Napier University's Craiglockhart Campus, the site of a former military hospital for shell-shocked officers during the Great War. It will include musical performances from George Watson's College Symphony Orchestra and Scottish fiddlers.

Meanwhile, director Danny Boyle is asking people to gather on beaches across the UK on November 11 and etch silhouettes in the sand "remembering the millions of lives lost or changed forever by the conflict".

Events will take place at low tide at a number of beaches, including St Ninian's beach in Shetland, Perranporth in Cornwall and Clacton-on-Sea in Essex.

Battle's Over – a series of hundreds of local events to mark the centenary of the Armistice – will also be held across the country today.

Pipers will play, beacons will be lit, and church bells will ring in all corners of the UK and around the world as communities pay tribute to the First World War fallen.

Silhouettes of soldiers from the First World War have also been projected on to famous UK landmarks, including Edinburgh Castle, the Marble Arch and Titanic Belfast.

The silhouettes have appeared all over the UK since the campaign launched in February, commemorating the British and Commonwealth troops who died in the First World War while also raising funds for military charities.

One of the largest overseas gatherings to mark Armistice Day will be in France, where president Emmanuel Macron will host German chancellor Angela Merkel and dignitaries from 100 countries.

Americans will remember those who fought alongside French and British Empire troops on the Western Front from 1917 onwards with a ceremony in the National Cathedral in Washington. Events will also be held in Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.

Munich hosted a European Requiem – music from across the continent – on Saturday. Today, in Karlsruhe, there will be an ecumenical church service, with visitors from Coventry attending.

Later this month, Germans mark their own sombre commemoration of the victims of all conflict and oppression, Volkstrauertag. Old soldiers and others wear a blue cornflower to remember those who lost their lives.