Remembrance Sunday March 2023: Map shows the full route of today’s parade as King prepares to lead the memorial service at the Cenotaph
The National Service of Remembrance will take place later today at the Cenotaph in London, to mark the end of the First World War.
The annual event, which takes place on the Sunday closest to November 11, will be led by King Charles, with wreaths laid by members of the royal family and senior politicians at the foot of the war memorial.
A two-minute silence will be held at 11am to commemorate the contribution of British, Commonwealth and civilian servicemen.
About 10,000 veterans and 800 military personnel will also take part in a march past the Cenotaph after the service ends.
MailOnline has put together a map of the march, showing members of more than 300 organisations, including active military, veterans, cadets, healthcare workers and religious groups.
A map with the route of Remembrance Day on Sunday, November 12
The National Service of Remembrance will take place later today at the Cenotaph (pictured) in London, to mark the end of the First World War
The annual event, which takes place on the Sunday closest to November 11, will be led by King Charles (pictured), with wreaths laid by members of the royal family and senior politicians at the foot of the war memorial.
Today’s events begin with the assembly of all detachments involved in the march at the Cenotaph at 10:30 am. The participants will then leave for the Cenotaph at 10.50am.
A two-minute silence will then be observed across Britain at 11am, starting with the first strike of Big Ben and marked by the firing of cannons from the King’s Troop on Horse Guards Parade.
The end of the silence will then be marked by The Last Post, a short musical call historically used by the British Army to tell its soldiers to stand down.
Wreaths will then be laid by members of the royal family and leading politicians at the foot of the cenotaph.
The prayers will then be read by the Lord Bishop of London, accompanied by a hymn sung by the Bands of the Guards Division.
The service ends at 11.25am and the Royal British Legion detachments begin their march past the Cenotaph.
They march from the Cenotaph to Parliament Square before turning right along Great George Street.
The procession will then continue towards St James’s Park and turn right onto Horse Guards Road.
Participants will then salute the Guards Memorial before continuing to the Horse Guards Parade where the march will end.