Remembrance Sunday live: King Charles and senior royals to join PM at the Cenotaph as Britain pays respect to its fallen soldiers

People have been gathering in their hundreds to attend Remembrance events at memorial sites across the country.

But many others will be taking a moment to visit the graves of loved ones and lay their own wreaths.

A couple were spotted this morning in front of the Falklands memorial at the Royal British Legion National Remembrance Gardens in Staffordshire.

The Falklands War claimed the lives of 255 British military personnel during a two-month conflict in 1982.

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Sarah Mullally, has been pictured at the Remembrance Service at the Cenotaph this morning.

Dame Sarah, a former NHS chief nurse and mother of two, became a priest in 2006 and has been serving as the 106th Archbishop since January.

The Archbishop attended the service wearing red vestments and a golden cross and greeted the crowds as she walked up Whitehall.

Britain’s veterans will be commemorating those who died in conflict in ceremonies across the UK today, including the main televised service at the Cenotaph.

But many are also set to honour the fallen overseas, including at a special Remembrance Sunday service at Floriana War Memorial in Malta.

Veterans were pictured at the service on the island this morning, joining dignitaries, government officials, members of the British High Commission, and military representatives.

Malta played a role of great strategic importance to the Allies during the Second World War, protecting supply lines and housing ships, submarines and aircraft used to attack Axis forces heading to North Africa.

In the First World War, the island turned many of its schools and public buildings into huge hospitals for Allied soldiers, many from the doomed Gallipoli campaign.

Nine former Prime Ministers are expected to lay wreaths at the Cenotaph today.

Joining the current occupant of No10, Andy Burnham, are six former Tory PMs and three Labour premiers.

Among them is Liz Truss who spent only 49 days in Downing Street and Reform UK leader Nigel Farage this week made a thinly-veiled dig at Ms Truss when he questioned whether politicians should attend the Remembrance service.

He said ‘there are questions to be asked about whether politicians should be present at the Cenotaph, what with those 148 ex-prime ministers turning up’.

But the Reform UK leader, who will be laying a wreath as the leader of a party with at least six MPs, added: ‘Of course, I am honoured to be there.’

The National Service of Remembrance will culminate in a two-minute silence at 11am – but events across the country are already underway.

Mourners have been gathering at the National Memorial Arboretum in Burton-on-Trent since 8am ahead of a 10am service.

Organisers are expecting thousands to attend the ceremony at the year-round place of remembrance in Staffordshire.

It’s also the first Remembrance Sunday since Prince Harry and Meghan Markle returned to the UK after six years in California.

Veteran Harry served two Army tours in Afghanistan but is expected to mark the day privately this year with no public appearances planned.

Last year, Meghan paid tribute to veterans in a heartfelt social media post – but was criticised for not wearing a poppy over Remembrance weekend.

Harry’s brother William will be at the Cenotaph this morning along with a string of senior royals.

Among the mourners on Whitehall today will be Andy Burnham, joining his first Remembrance Sunday service as Prime Minister.

The premier took part in last year’s event, laying a wreath as Mayor of Manchester – but has had a busy 12 months since that day.

He succeeded Sir Keir Starmer as PM in July just two years after the General Election.

Welcome to our Remembrance Sunday blog, where we will be bringing our live updates as King Charles and a host of senior royals join the Prime Minister at the Cenotaph this morning.