Wales marks Armistice Day with two minute silence

A two minute silence was held across Wales today to mark Armistice Day and remember those who gave their lives in battle.

The Senedd in Cardiff fell silent at 11:00am and the Last Post was sounded to mark the ultimate sacrifice made by Welsh soldiers.

The two minute silence for Armistice Day at Caernarfon:

Crowds gathered at Caernarfon's cenotaph where Wales' First Minister Carwyn Jones attended the ceremony.

He was joined by schoolchildren and veterans, some of whom were dressed in uniforms from World War 1.

This year marks the centenary of some of the biggest battles of the First World War, including Jutland, the Somme and Mametz Wood, where 4,000 Welsh troops lost their lives.

Armistice Day is at the eleventh hour on the eleventh day of the eleventh month - the day which marks the end of the First World War.

Elsewhere across Wales a two minute silence was held at Cardiff Central Station and at the Principality Stadium where the Wales rugby squad took to the pitch.