The Prince of Wales has led the nation in honouring Britain’s war dead on Remembrance Sunday, as the Queen observed the service from a balcony. It is the first time the monarch has broken with tradition and not performed the symbolic duty when at the Whitehall service. Buckingham Palace announced the change, which is seen as part of a subtle shift of head-of-state duties from the Queen to the heir to the throne, last month. A two-minute silence was held at 11am and wreaths were laid at the foot of the Cenotaph by senior royals and political leaders including the prime minister, Theresa May, and the Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn. The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh watched the service from a Foreign and Commonwealth Office balcony

• Prince Charles leads tributes to war dead on Remembrance Sunday

