Armistice Day ceremonies around the world

Edinburgh, UK: Poppies are affixed to cruxifixes as veterans and members of the public pay tribute to those who died during war, at the garden of remembrance Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

London, UK: Members of the British armed services attend an Armistice Day commemoration ceremony at The Cenotaph Photograph: Shaun Curry/AFP/Getty Images

London, UK: First world War veterans 108-year-old Bill Stone, Harry Patch, 110 and Henry Allingham, 112 gather at the Armistice day commemorations at The Cenotaph Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images

London, UK: Sunlight glints off the medals of a service personnel during the the Armistice Day service at The Cenotaph Photograph: Toby Melville/REUTERS

London, UK: One of Britain's oldest first world war veterans, Bill Stone, 108, attends the Armistice Day service at The Cenotaph. Three of four surviving British veterans of the first world war were present to mark the 90th anniversary of its end Photograph: Andy Rain/EPA

Alrewas, UK: Military band reflections during a service at the Armed Forces Memorial to mark the 90th anniversary of Armistice Day, attended by Prince Michael of Kent and Princess Michael of Kent at The National Memorial Arboretum Photograph: Rui Vieira/PA

Southampton, UK: A general view of the QE2 as poppies are dropped from passing planes during an Armistice day service at Southampton docks Photograph: Chris Ison/PA

Ypres, Belgium: A Piper plays a lament in front of the names of thousands of British and Commonwealth soldiers who were killed in the first world war after a Remembrance Service at the Menin Gate Photograph: John Giles/PA

Ypres, Belgium: First world war veterans look as a piper performs during a ceremony for Armistice day at the Menin Gate Memorial, where the names of about 56,000 fallen soldiers of Britain and its empire, who died during the Great War of 1914-1918, are engraved Photograph: Yves Logghe/AP

Ypres, Belgium: The parade by British and Belgian groups to remember British and Commonwealth soldiers who were killed in the Great War after a Remembrance Service at the Menin Gate Photograph: John Giles/PA

Verdun, France: Persons wearing German, French and American army uniforms from the beginning of last century, listen to the French president, Nicolas Sarkozy (screen at background), during the ceremony commemorating the end of the first world war at the Memorial of Douaumont Leaders from the powers that fought the war, now allies, gather on the site of the 1916 Battle of Verdun, where 300,000 men were slaughtered over 11 months of bloody trench warfare Photograph: Jean-christophe Verhaegen/AFP/Getty Images

Verdun, France: View in Douaumont during the ceremony of the 90th anniversary of the end of the first world war Photograph: Christophe Bertolin/EPA

Verdun , France: The Prince of Wales (right) and the French president, Nicolas Sarkozy (left), move forward to lay wreaths at the Military Cemetery in Verdun eastern France, as their wives (background) look on Photograph: John Stillwell/PA

Riga, Latvia: A Latvian army brass band musician attends the Armistice Day ceremony in Riga Photograph: Ints Kalnins/REUTERS

Warsaw, Poland: First row (right to left) the Afghan president, Hamid Karzai, the Croatian president, Stjepan Mesic, the German chancellor, Angela Merkel, the Lithuanian president, Valdas Adamkus; Second row (left to right) the Ukrainian president, Viktor Yushchenko, and the Georgian president, Mikhail Saakashvili, watch a military parade during a ceremony commemorating the 90th anniversary of Polish independence in front of the Tomb of Unknown Soldier Photograph: Janek Skarzynski/AFP/Getty Images

Makati, Philippines: The american ambassador to the Philippines, Kirstie Kenney, greets Filipino war veterans before the start of Veterans Day ceremony at the American Cemetery. While the US celebrates Veterans Day, most of the rest of the world mark Armistice Day with commemoration services Photograph: Akira Liwanag/EPA

Manila, Philippines: Bemedalled Filipino first world war veterans Felix Pastrana (right), Rafael Estrada (centre) and Manuel Montecillo (left) pay their honors during the annual US Veterans' Day ceremony at the Manila American Cemetery in Manila Photograph: Romeo Gacad/AFP/Getty Images

Sydney, Australia: Flowers are seen beneath a statue of a soldier on Armistice Day at the Cenotaph Photograph: Daniel Munoz/REUTERS

Melbourne, Australia: A guard salutes during an Armistice Day ceremony at the Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne Photograph: Mick Tsikas/REUTERS

Alrewas, UK: A partially submerged cross is reflected in flood waters during the 90th anniversary of Armistice Day commemorations at the National Memorial Arboretum in Alrewas Photograph: Darren Staples/REUTERS