Friday, November 11, is Armistice Day, also known as Remembrance Day. The day is marked annually by Commonwealth nations, as well as many other countries as a day of memorial.
The day is the anniversary of the signing of the agreement that marked the end of the First World War in 1918.
The first official celebrations of the date were held by King George V at Buckingham Palace in 1919. He hosted Raymond Poincaré, who was president of France at the time.
