The Queen (centre) led the nation in commemorations by laying a wreath at the Cenotaph in Whitehall after a two-minute silence at 11am, joined by servicemen, veterans (left), the Duchesses of Cambridge and Cornwall and Countess of Wessex (bottom right) and party leaders including David Cameron, Ed Miliband and Nick Clegg (top right). Armed officers stood guard and checked the area with trained dogs as crowds gathered a dozen deep, just three days after Scotland Yard made four terror arrests of alleged plotters in west London and High Wycombe. The service 100 years after the First World War and 70 years after D-Day came as it was revealed part of the beloved Tower of London poppy artwork (inset), with one ceramic flower for each British and colonial soldier killed in the First World War, will be briefly extended. Military Cross recipient Paul Baines, 39, from Torquay, said Britain had 'really rallied behind the military' as the service approached. Inset: The London Eye lit red early this morning in tribute.
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