Gallipoli centenary: Queen leads tributes at Anzac Day ceremony

Ceremonies were held around the world today, to mark the 100th anniversary of the First World War battle for Gallipoli.

Leaders and dignitaries from many countries attended a service in Turkey - including Prince Charles and Prince Harry.

ITV News Correspondent Dan Rivers reports from Gallipoli:

Video: Queen lays wreath at Gallipoli service in London

David Cameron has laid a wreath at the ceremony marking the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Gallipoli at the Cenotaph in London today.

The Prime Minister attended the event in central London alongside the other party leaders, as well as the Queen and Prince William.

The Queen has laid a wreath at the Cenotaph during a service commerating the 100th anniversary of the Gallipoli campaign.

Prince William was at the Cenotaph today, to commemorate the centenary of the Battle of Gallipoli, and commemorate the thousands of men who gave their lives in the campaign in 1915.

Prince Charles has taken part in the centenary of World War I's bloody Gallipoli landings, by laying a commemorative wreath at a ceremony in Turkey.

The Prince was at a gathering of dignitaries including Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Australia's Prime Minister Tony Abbott, and New Zealand Premier John Key

The Prince of Wales and Prince Harry have joined more than 10,000 people in a dawn pilgrimage to mark the 100th anniversary of the Gallipoli campaign.

In an address to the crowd, Prince Charles spoke how they there to remember "the sacrifice of all those who served and suffered" in the battle that cost thousands of lives.

Australia's prime minister Tony Abbott and New Zealand premier John Key were at the ceremony near Anzac Cove. Other dignitaries included Irish president Michael Higgins.

The Australian and New Zealanders in the crowd had sat huddled together overnight to be close to the special site on the Turkish peninsula where a century ago the troops launched an amphibious attack at first light.

Old photographs of Australian soldiers have been projected onto an office building alongside two bronze statues at the Cenotaph war memorial on ANZAC (Australian and New Zealand Army Corps) day in Sydney.

Commemorations on Turkey's Gallipoli peninsula marked the 100th anniversary of an ill-fated Allied campaign that claimed more than 130,000 lives.

Prince Charles read an excerpt from John Masefield's classic book Gallipoli about the horrors of the First World War.

He joined Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan in leading a memorial service to commemorate the 100th anniversary of one of the bloodiest battles of World War One.