![]() Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images The Irish leader, Enda Kenny, laid a wreath at the war memorial in Enniskillen, 28. Here are the images from the centenary celebration of Armistice Day. The public act of Remembrance on Remembrance Sunday each year when poppy wreaths are laid on war graves and memorials throughout Scotland is a gesture the Legion has made uniquely its own. Veterans observe Remembrance Sunday at Spean Bridge, Scotland. In UK, Queen Elizabeth II and German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier attended a National Service to mark the centenary of the Armistice at Westminster Abbey, London. Trump and Putin arrived slightly later in separate motorcades. ![]() 40 former Royal Marines from all over the UK on parade at Sunday’s special annual service at the Commando Memorial at Spean Bridge. Under grey skies and gently falling rain, many heads of state joined Macron in walking the last stretch of the Champs Elysees to the Arc de Triomphe, where the ceremony was held. Royal Marines veteran Harry Prescott lays a wreath at the Commando Memorial on Sunday. Wreaths are laid as serving servicemen and veterans attend a Remembrance Sunday Service at the Commando Memorial at Spean Bridge. ![]() Select from premium Spean Bridge of the highest quality. ![]() R1C9NN from Alamys library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and vectors. US President Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and dozens of monarchs, princes, presidents and prime ministers joined Macron to mark the moment the guns fell silent across Europe 100 years earlier. Find Spean Bridge stock photos and editorial news pictures from Getty Images. Download this stock image: Military personnel and veterans attend a Remembrance Sunday Service at the Commando Memorial at Spean Bridge, on the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Armistice which marked the end of the First World War. French President Emmanuel Macron led tributes to the millions of soldiers killed in World War One on Sunday, using an emotional ceremony in Paris attended by scores of world leaders to warn against nationalism a century on from the conflict. The Royal Marines Association, the official charity associated with Britain’s famous amphibious troops, says it hopes more respect will be shown in future after a group of bikers sparked outrage at the weekend when they set up tents and a campsite close to the iconic Commando Memorial at Spean Bridge. ![]()
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