Britain's Prince William, Prince of Wales (2L), Britain's King Charles III (2R) and Britain's Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh (R) attend the Remembrance Sunday ceremony at the Cenotaph on Whitehall in central London on November 9, 2025. Remembrance Sunday is an annual commemoration held on the closest Sunday to Armistice Day, November 11, the anniversary of the end of the First World War and services across Commonwealth countries remember servicemen and women who have fallen in the line of duty since WWI. (Photos by POOL / AFP)

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Britain's King Charles III on Sunday led commemorations for the nation 's war dead, along with other senior members of the royal family including his son William and his wife Catherine.

The 76-year-old monarch, who is still undergoing treatment for an undisclosed cancer, laid the first wreath at a sombre ceremony at the Cenotaph memorial in central London after the traditional two-minute silence at 11:00 am (1100 GMT).

Queen Camilla and Catherine, now in remission after her own cancer diagnosis, watched from the balcony of the Foreign Office overlooking the memorial.

People watch as the wreaths are organised at the foot of the Cenotaph on Whitehall in London on November 9, 2025 following the Remembrance Sunday ceremony.

Crowds lined the Whitehall area of the capital as political leaders, including Prime Minister Keir Starmer, current and former members of the armed forces, and war veterans, paid their respects to British and Commonwealth soldiers killed in two world wars and other conflicts.

Around 10,000 armed forces veterans took part in a march-past, including around 20 who served in World War II.

Among those who took part was 101-year-old Sid Machin, one of the last survivors of the Burma (now Myanmar) campaign, who served as part of a special forces unit.

Other members of the royal family including Prince William also laid wreaths.

Prince Harry, 41, who is largely estranged from his family after quitting royal duties along with his wife Meghan in 2020, was not present.

Veterans march past the Cenotaph at the end of the Remembrance Sunday ceremony on Whitehall in central London on November 9, 2025.

Days ahead of the Remembrance Sunday events, however, he penned a piece released by his US office in which he expressed his pride at being British and urged people not to forget veterans.

The younger son of the king, who did two tours of duty in Afghanistan, said he had witnessed "courage and compassion in the harshest conditions imaginable".

"But I also saw how easy it can be, once the uniform comes off, for those who gave everything, to feel forgotten," he said.

On Saturday evening, William and Catherine's eldest son, Prince George, 12, attended his first tribute for soldiers killed in action at the Royal Albert Hall in London.

It was the first time George, second in line to the throne, had attended the Festival of Remembrance event organised annually by the Royal British Legion, an association dedicated to supporting veterans and their families.

The event, always attended by the monarch and senior members of the royal family, featured readings, prayers, videos and musical performances -- including a performance by Rod Stewart.