Remembrance Sunday 2025: Two-minute silence time and London ...

Remembrance Sunday 2025: Two-minute silence time and London road closures for Cenotaph service

Remembrance Sunday is taking place today (Picture: Ben Montgomery/Getty Images) 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 anniversary of VE (Victory in Europe) Day. Remembrance is a time of reflection for many who lost family members and friends during the First and Second World Wars – and a time for others to honour the sacrifice of the millions who died in these horrific conflicts. Remembrance is held to commemorate those who died in wars (Picture: Ben Montgomery/Getty Images) But it is also used to commemorate the war dead of conflicts since – including the Korean, Falklands, Gulf, Iraq and Afghanistan wars. What time is the two-minute silence today? A national two-minute silence will be held at 11am. In London, it will be marked by the firing of guns from King’s Troop on Horse Guards Parade. Full Remembrance Sunday parade timings King Charles and Sir Keir Starmer will participate in the service (Picture: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire) Whitehall, near the Houses of Parliament, will be open to the public from 8am. From 10.30am the military will form up on the Cenotaph and participants will process out to the Cenotaph at 10.50am before the two-minute silence. At 11.25am, the Cenotaph service will conclude and the Royal British Legion detachments will disperse past the Cenotaph. Members of the Royal Family, including King Charles, and the Prime Minister will participate in the service as well as other politicians – such as Cabinet ministers and leaders of other political parties. London road closures Great George Street will be closed to the public on Remembrance Sunday. Access between Victoria Street and St James Park will be via Storey’s Gate. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Up Next Previous Page Next Page How to watch Remembrance Sunday on TV Remembrance Sunday 2025 will be available to watch on BBC One and iPlayer from 10.15am to 12.40pm. It is also being shown on Sky News – including its TV channel, website, app and Youtube channel – and the ITV News Youtube channel. Is Remembrance Sunday for WW1 or WW2? Remembrance Sunday began after the end of the First World War and is traditionally held to commemorate those who died in the First and Second World Wars. However it is also used to remember those who died in conflicts since – as British soldiers have been killed in wars around the world since 1945. Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@metro.co.uk. For more stories like this, check our news page.

Remembrance Sunday is taking place today (Picture: Ben Montgomery/Getty Images)

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 anniversary of VE (Victory in Europe) Day.

Remembrance is a time of reflection for many who lost family members and friends during the First and Second World Wars – and a time for others to honour the sacrifice of the millions who died in these horrific conflicts.

Remembrance is held to commemorate those who died in wars (Picture: Ben Montgomery/Getty Images)

But it is also used to commemorate the war dead of conflicts since – including the Korean, Falklands, Gulf, Iraq and Afghanistan wars.

What time is the two-minute silence today?

A national two-minute silence will be held at 11am.

In London, it will be marked by the firing of guns from King’s Troop on Horse Guards Parade.

Full Remembrance Sunday parade timings

King Charles and Sir Keir Starmer will participate in the service (Picture: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)

Whitehall, near the Houses of Parliament, will be open to the public from 8am.

From 10.30am the military will form up on the Cenotaph and participants will process out to the Cenotaph at 10.50am before the two-minute silence.

At 11.25am, the Cenotaph service will conclude and the Royal British Legion detachments will disperse past the Cenotaph.

Members of the Royal Family, including King Charles, and the Prime Minister will participate in the service as well as other politicians – such as Cabinet ministers and leaders of other political parties.

London road closures

Great George Street will be closed to the public on Remembrance Sunday.

Access between Victoria Street and St James Park will be via Storey’s Gate.

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How to watch Remembrance Sunday on TV

Remembrance Sunday 2025 will be available to watch on BBC One and iPlayer from 10.15am to 12.40pm.

It is also being shown on Sky News – including its TV channel, website, app and Youtube channel – and the ITV News Youtube channel.

Is Remembrance Sunday for WW1 or WW2?

Remembrance Sunday began after the end of the First World War and is traditionally held to commemorate those who died in the First and Second World Wars.

However it is also used to remember those who died in conflicts since – as British soldiers have been killed in wars around the world since 1945.

Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@metro.co.uk.

For more stories like this, check our news page.