Everything you need to know about this year’s procession
17:43, 08 Nov 2025Updated 17:45, 08 Nov 2025
King Charles III will be attending(Image: © 2024 PA Media, All Rights Reserved)
Remembrance Sunday is this weekend (Sunday 9th November) with people across the country taking the time to remember those who died fighting for our freedoms. Royals, political leaders, are current and ex-servicemen and women will also be laying poppies at the Cenotaph in Whitehall. The King is expected to lead the nation in the two-minute silence to remember those who died in conflict.
Some 10,000 armed forces veterans will take part in the Royal British Legion’s march-past and about 20 Second World War veterans will attend, 80 years on from the conflict’s end.
But there are still things we need to know, such as road closures and other timings. You can find out all below.
Timings
It starts at about 10.30pm by the cenotaph, and paraders will be observe the two minute silence at 11am. Nearby stations will be open but are likely to be heaving. If you need to plan a journey, you can use Transport for London ’s journey planner tool here.
The two-minute silence begins at 11am on Sunday, with the march starting at 11.25am. Thousands of people are expected to line Whitehall to pay tribute. The coverage will be on BBC One, between 10.15am and 12.40pm. You can watch the event on television on the BBC, Sky and ITV.
- 08:00: Whitehall opens to the public. Space will be limited. Please allow time to clear the police security procedures
- From 10:30: All detachments form up on the Cenotaph
- From 10:50: Participants process out onto the Cenotaph
- 11:00: National two-minute silence marked by the firing of guns from King’s Troop on Horse Guards Parade. Cenotaph Service commences
- 11:25: Cenotaph Service concludes and The Royal British Legion detachments disperse past the Cenotaph.
Parade route and attendance
The parade first forms in columns on Horse Guard Parade then moves through Horse Guards Arch to form on Whitehall in time to see King Charles arriving at the Cenotaph. It then proceeds down Whitehall, past the Cenotaph and turns onto Great George Street before finishing onto Horse Guards Road.
No tickets or passes are required, and the public can watch the ceremony from the pavements along Whitehall and Parliament Street. However, everyone will undergo security checks (see details below), and access may be restricted if the area reaches capacity. Video screens will be positioned north of the Cenotaph near the green by the statue of Field Marshal Montgomery, in the lay-by outside Dover House (between Horse Guards and Downing Street) close to the junction with Whitehall Place, and south of the Cenotaph at the corner of King Charles Street.
A dedicated area will be available for wheelchair users and spectators who may struggle to view from general public spaces. This enclosure is on the west side of Parliament Street near its junction with King Charles Street. Spaces will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. Each person may bring one carer or guest, and an accessible toilet will be located nearby.
Temporary public toilets will be located in Whitehall Place. First aid facilities, provided by St John Ambulance, will be available at various locations along Whitehall
Road Closures
Great George Street will be inaccessible to the public all day. If you want to go between Victoria Street and St James Park, you should enter via Storey’s Gate.
You do not need tickets, but observers will be subject to strict security checks. There will be space for wheelchair users too.
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