'We will remember them'. These solemn words reverberated around St Peter's Square this morning as people gathered to pay their respects to the fallen.
Servicemen and women past and present marched up John Dalton Street and Princess Street at 10.25am to St Peter's Square before a poignant service in front of a huge crowd to mark Remembrance Sunday. Music was played as civic dignitaries, faith leaders, emergency services and other uniformed organisations gathered at the Cenotaph before the city fell silent at 11am.
A moving rendition of the Last Post echoed in the Square in the lead up to the complete silence, where only the gentle breeze on the trees could be heard. Poignant readings from leaders of all faiths that have given their lives in war and a special recognition of volunteers from the Commonwealth nations made sure that all were remembered today.
