Queen Elizabeth II who was dressed in black, appeared before wiping away a tear as she watched the Remembrance Day ceremony from a nearby balcony.
It is 100 years since the first two-minute silence was observed on Armistice Day on 11 November 1919.
The Royal Family led the tributes with Prince Charles laying a wreath at the Cenotaph, on behalf of his mother, the Queen.
In the UK, the largest service on Remembrance Sunday took place on Whitehall in central London where thousands of armed forces personnel and veterans congregated.
In Malta the annual remembrance day ceremony was held on Sunday, as the country remembered the war dead.
A pontifical mass was held at St John’s Co Cathedral, which was followed by a parade and a wreath-laying ceremony at the cenotaph in Floriana.
President Vella inspected a Guard of Honour. He then led the mass congregation, that was celebrated by Auxiliary Bishop Joseph Galea Curmi.
Curmi, in his homily, said that “Remembrance Sunday is a day that was established a century ago, one year after the end of the First World War, to remember the fallen. We are commemorating this day on the morrow of the thirtieth anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall – an important event that changed the course of history.
Via EPA / Sky / Malta Independent
epaselect epa07985823 Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II at the Cenotaph on Whitehall during the Remembrance Sunday day service in London, Britain, 10 November 2019. Britain is remembering its war dead on the 101st anniversary since the end of the first world war. EPA-EFE/ANDY RAIN
epa07978636 A Chelsea Pensioner holds a cross at the 91st Field of Remembrance at Westminster Abbey in London, Britain, 07 November, 2019. The Field of Remembrance has been organised by The Poppy Factory and held in the grounds of Westminster Abbey since November 1928. 70,000 crosses are produced each year which are planted on more than 360 plots for regimental and other associations. EPA-EFE/NEIL HALL
epa07985973 Prince Harry (L) and Prince William (R) at the Cenotaph on Whitehall during the Remembrance Sunday day service in London, Britain, 10 November 2019. Britain is remembering its war dead on the 101st anniversary since the end of the first world war. EPA-EFE/ANDY RAIN
epa07986009 (L-R) Camilla Duchess of Cornwall, Queen Elizabeth II and Catherine Duchess of Cambridge at the Cenotaph on Whitehall during the Remembrance Sunday day service in London, Britain, 10 November 2019. Britain is remembering its war dead on the 101st anniversary since the end of the first world war. EPA-EFE/ANDY RAIN
epa07986060 British Prime Minister Boris Johnson lays a wreath at the Cenotaph on Whitehall during the Remembrance Sunday day service in London, Britain, 10 November 2019. Britain is remembering its war dead on the 101st anniversary since the end of the first world war. EPA-EFE/ANDY RAIN
epa07986069 Prince Charles lays a wreath at the Cenotaph on Whitehall during the Remembrance Sunday day service in London, Britain, 10 November 2019. Britain is remembering its war dead on the 101st anniversary since the end of the first world war. EPA-EFE/ANDY RAIN
epa07986127 Catherine Duchess of Cambridge at the Cenotaph on Whitehall during the Remembrance Sunday day service in London, Britain, 10 November 2019. Britain is remembering its war dead on the 101st anniversary since the end of the first world war. EPA-EFE/ANDY RAIN
epa07986135 Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II at the Cenotaph on Whitehall during the Remembrance Sunday day service in London, Britain, 10 November 2019. Britain is remembering its war dead on the 101st anniversary since the end of the first world war. EPA-EFE/ANDY RAIN
epa07986127 Catherine Duchess of Cambridge at the Cenotaph on Whitehall during the Remembrance Sunday day service in London, Britain, 10 November 2019. Britain is remembering its war dead on the 101st anniversary since the end of the first world war. EPA-EFE/ANDY RAIN
epa07986069 Prince Charles lays a wreath at the Cenotaph on Whitehall during the Remembrance Sunday day service in London, Britain, 10 November 2019. Britain is remembering its war dead on the 101st anniversary since the end of the first world war. EPA-EFE/ANDY RAIN
epa07986060 British Prime Minister Boris Johnson lays a wreath at the Cenotaph on Whitehall during the Remembrance Sunday day service in London, Britain, 10 November 2019. Britain is remembering its war dead on the 101st anniversary since the end of the first world war. EPA-EFE/ANDY RAIN
epa07986009 (L-R) Camilla Duchess of Cornwall, Queen Elizabeth II and Catherine Duchess of Cambridge at the Cenotaph on Whitehall during the Remembrance Sunday day service in London, Britain, 10 November 2019. Britain is remembering its war dead on the 101st anniversary since the end of the first world war. EPA-EFE/ANDY RAIN
epa07985973 Prince Harry (L) and Prince William (R) at the Cenotaph on Whitehall during the Remembrance Sunday day service in London, Britain, 10 November 2019. Britain is remembering its war dead on the 101st anniversary since the end of the first world war. EPA-EFE/ANDY RAIN
epa07978636 A Chelsea Pensioner holds a cross at the 91st Field of Remembrance at Westminster Abbey in London, Britain, 07 November, 2019. The Field of Remembrance has been organised by The Poppy Factory and held in the grounds of Westminster Abbey since November 1928. 70,000 crosses are produced each year which are planted on more than 360 plots for regimental and other associations. EPA-EFE/NEIL HALL
