Queen Elizabeth was to lead Britain in paying silent tribute to the Commonwealth war dead on Remembrance Sunday, a century on from the start of World War I.
The 88-year-old monarch was to lay a wreath at the Cenotaph national war memorial in London, accompanied by senior members of the royal family and prime ministers past and present.
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II (2nd L) arrives to attend the annual Royal Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall in central London on November 8, 2014. (AFP)
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II arrives to attend the annual Royal Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall in central London on November 8, 2014. (AFP)
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II arrives to attend the annual Royal Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall in central London on November 8, 2014. (AFP)
British Prime Minister David Cameron (C) and his wife Samantha (2nd L) arrive to attend the annual Royal Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall in central London on November 8, 2014. (AFP)
Britain's Prince Charles, Prince of Wales (R) and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall (L) arrive to attend the annual Royal Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall in central London on November 8, 2014. (AFP)
Britain's Prince Andrew, Duke of York, laughs as he arrives to attend the annual Royal Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall in central London on November 8, 2014. (AFP)