UK falls silent on this special Armistice Day

The United Kingdom fell silent today as the traditional Remembrance Day two-minute silence was observed.

This year’s commemorations have been particularly poignant since it is 100 years since the outbreak of the First World War.

It is also 70 years since the D-Day landings, while 2014 saw the withdrawal of British troops from Afghanistan.

The two-minute silence marks the anniversary of the World War One armistice.VIDEO: Dundee remembers the fallen during Armistice Day VIDEO: Armistice Day ceremony at Balhousie Castle memorial wallIn Edinburgh the silence was observed at the Field of Remembrance at Prince Street Gardens.

In London, veterans and dignitaries attended a service at the Tower of London, where an art installation of 800,000 ceramic poppies has been created.

Each poppy symbolises one British casualty of the First World War.