Families of First World War veterans will be allowed to march past the Cenotaph to commemorate the sacrifice of their loved ones when the nation marks the centenary of Armistice Day in November this year.

A total of 10,000 people are usually allowed to take part in the annual march but ministers announced today that they are allocating an additional 10,000 places which will be open to people with an emotional connection to the Great War.

It comes after senior veterans expressed anger in 2016 after family members were excluded from the Remembrance Sunday march amid heightened security.

Terror fears and a ban on all relatives but widows taking part meant the annual veterans parade was not as well attended as in previous years.

The Government has announced a range of events to mark the centenary of the final year of the war, including the expanded march which will give families and members of the public the chance to pay their respects.