BBC News - Remembrance Sunday in pictures 9 November 2014 Last updated at 17:10 The Queen, political leaders and military veterans have laid wreaths at the Cenotaph on Whitehall - the focal point of Remembrance Day services which have taken place across the country, and abroad. The Queen led the nation in honouring members of the armed forces killed in conflict The monarch laid a wreath at the Cenotaph in Whitehall, in central London The main party leaders were also in attendance and laid wreaths Thousands of people lined Whitehall to watch the ceremony Veterans representing all the armed forces assembled in Whitehall for the Cenotaph service Veteran members of the Guards Parachute Company Pathfinders were among those gathering in central London Those taking part in the Cenotaph service also included the Duchess of Cambridge, Duchess of Cornwall and the Countess of Wessex Other senior members of the Royal Family and the armed forces joined the Queen at the National Service of Remembrance A group of Royal Hospital Veterans attended the service at the Cenotaph This year's commemorations also mark 100 years since the start of World War One. The commemoration events took place amid heightened security as UK terror threat levels remain at "severe" A remembrance service also took place at Kandahar Air Base in Afghanistan Prince Harry returned to Afghanistan to take part in the service there Events took place in Commonwealth nations across the globe, including in the Indian city of Delhi A bagpiper played as he walked past graves in the Delhi War Cemetery Sri Lankan military bagpipers paid tribute to fallen soldiers at a ceremony in Colombo Respects were also paid to the fallen at the Cenotaph in the city of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia British war veterans in Israel attended a ceremony at the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery outside Tel Aviv Thousands observed the two minutes of silence at the Tower of London, where an installation of ceramic poppies commemorates fallen soldiers The Royal British Legion held its annual Festival of Remembrance at London's Royal Albert Hall on Saturday evening