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As the Queen today led the nation in paying respect to Britain's war dead in the Remembrance Sunday ceremony, the deaths of two more British soldiers in Afghanistan were announced.
The Monarch, warmly clad in a black coat against the autumn chill, placed the first wreath in the annual event at the Cenotaph in Whitehall.
Skies were threatening but the rain held off as the Queen was followed in placing wreaths by the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Harry, on behalf of the Prince of Wales who is on an official visit to Canada, and Prince William.


t is the first time that Prince Harry, who served in Afghanistan, has placed a wreath on Remembrance Sunday.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Defence announced another two soldiers were killed in Afghanistan. One died on Saturday in a blast near the town of Sangin in central Helmand Province. The other - the 201st to die in battle since the start of operations in 2001 - died in a blast in the same area. He was serving with the 4th Battalion, The Rifles.
Lieutenant Colonel David Wakefield, spokesman for Task Force Helmand, said: "It is my sad duty to inform you that earlier today, the morning of Remembrance Sunday, a soldier from 3 Rifles Battle Group was killed as a result of an explosion near Sangin, in Helmand Province."
He continued: "One of our fellow soldiers, one of us, who we remembered this morning and who will not be forgotten."
Former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, who has suffered from ill health recently, viewed the proceedings from a ground-floor window at the Foreign Office. It is believed to be the first time she has been in the country and not taken part in the ceremony.
More wreaths were also placed by the Duke of York, the Earl of Wessex, the Princess Royal and the Duke of Kent.