scenes at the cenotaph. king charles led the nation in commemorating those who died in conflict during the remembrance sunday service. >> doing this kind of thing, it's like being part of a family and that's what it is. >> it's like being part of a family. you're not you're not secular. you're not on your own . secular. you're not on your own. and it's great. >> i always want to cry in remembering my youthful friends who were killed . who were killed. >> and elsewhere, a very welcome royal return. the princess of wales was joined by duchess sophie at the cenotaph as she made two appearances on consecutive days for the first time this year and banished to the balcony . reform uk leader the balcony. reform uk leader nigel farage slams the establishment for not being able

to lay a wreath at the cenotaph yesterday, as the rules states parties must have six mps to take part in the ceremony. elsewhere, former prime minister bods elsewhere, former prime minister boris johnson speaks to patrick christys tonight at 9:00 pm as he addresses migration numbers surging during his premiership. take a listen. >> but never forget it was we who controlled it because we took back control with brexit and in future years we can say no. ho. >> no. >> the one you've all been waiting for. i bet world leaders are heading to azerbaijan for cop 29. the annual un climate meeting to tackle climate change. but will a donald trump presidency threaten their green ambitions? talking of trump, he gets tough. it's understood the president elect has warned russian president vladimir putin not to escalate the war in ukraine. in a post—election phone call .

phone call. very good morning to you. thank you for your company on this very special episode of britain's newsroom. andrew and bev will be live at the cenotaph very shortly. we'd love to hear what you think as well about all of the commemorations over the past couple of days. gbnews.com/yoursay first, your news headlines with katie bowen . news headlines with katie bowen. >> ben, thank you and good morning. these are your latest headunes morning. these are your latest headlines from the gb newsroom . headlines from the gb newsroom. the nation will fall silent later this morning to mark armistice day, honouring the moment peace was declared in 1918 on the 11th hour of the 11th day, on the of the 11th month, with a two minute silence. a service will take place at the cenotaph in london, where wreaths will be laid and senior representatives of the armed forces and the ministry of defence will attend a service at the national memorial arboretum in staffordshire. the king led

commemorations yesterday at the cenotaph, where he was joined by members of the royal family and senior politicians. our reporter charlie peters, spoke to the honorary president of the western front association, lady lucy french. earlier on. >> for me, it is incredibly important. it's vital that we do continue to remember that we do fall silent at 11:00. it's part of humanity and the instance that we begin to forget or i think we're all, well, the prime minister is marking armistice day in france today, becoming the first uk leader to do so since sir winston churchill . since sir winston churchill. >> sir keir starmer is in paris on the personal invitation of french president emmanuel macron. the prime minister is expected to lay a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier at the arc de triomphe and at memorials near the champs—elysees. it comes as the government announces more than £10 million to mark the 80th anniversary of ve, and v—j day in the uk next year, sir keir and president macron will also

discuss the wars in ukraine and gaza, and president trump's threat of trade tariffs . threat of trade tariffs. minister for veterans alastair cairns spoke to eamonn and isabel a short while ago. >> i think you know , going out >> i think you know, going out there makes absolute sense from my perspective. you know, the war was fought in france. so being alongside the french to remember those that have fallen is fantastic news and i fully support it. you know, i had the i had the privilege yesterday of marching for the first time in the front rank of veterans past the front rank of veterans past the cenotaph, and it's a moment for this country to reflect and remember the sacrifices of so many people who laid down their lives to protect the freedoms we enjoy. so the pm going over to france is a good thing to stand along the french and remember the sacrifice that took place to the sacrifice that took place to the us, where donald trump has held a phone conversation with russian president vladimir putin to discuss the war in ukraine. >> that's according to the washington post. us media is reporting that trump warned putin not to escalate the conflict. it comes as joe biden

is reportedly set to make a personal plea to donald trump about the importance of funding ukraine, urging the president elect to not walk away from the country. elsewhere, defence secretary john healey has rejected reported comments by ukrainian officials suggesting that kyiv is unhappy with the labour government's level of support. it comes after the guardian reported that officials in kyiv have said that relations have deteriorated since labour took office, and they voiced frustration over britain's failure to provide additional long—range weapons. support will be sustained. those are the latest gb news headlines now let's go back to ben for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone. >> sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code , or go to scanning the qr code, or go to gb news .com forward slash alerts .

>> very good morning. very good morning. this is britain's newsroom live across the uk on gb news with andrew and bev down at the cenotaph this morning. >> very important day of course, because it is armistice day as we pay tribute to our fallen heroes. a two minute silence will descend here across the nafion will descend here across the nation to mark the moment peace was declared in 1918. >> that's right. there's going to be a ceremony here about 1045 this morning. several dignitaries will be down. not like yesterday, of course. today will be very much about showing respect here at the cenotaph. as we say on the 11th of the 11th, at the 11th hour, we are joined now by our, our guest, our first guest this morning, mrjustin makowski, dsm , m.b.e, director makowski, dsm, m.b.e, director of the national army museum. i don't know if i've got your brigadier. brigadierjustin, you're the brigadier. >> that's right. yeah. >> that's right. yeah. >> tell us about the national army museum, because forgive my ignorance. obviously, it's very

important. and it records the history of the army, i think from the restoration of the monarchy after the dreaded oliver cromwell died, right up until the modern day. >> that's correct. >> that's correct. >> we tell the story of our soldiers and the armies in which they served across the world and down the centuries. and of course, this is a story of soldiers from right across the world. britain obviously , world. britain obviously, ireland and the former empire. now the commonwealth. so there are the stories of soldiers from about 55 countries that are told that the national army museum in chelsea. >> and how important is it, brigadier, that we still continue to reflect armistice day at 11:00 and 11th and the 11th, i think it's incredibly important. >> obviously , armistice day and >> obviously, armistice day and the remembrance as we know it today emerged from the first world war and the trauma of the first world war, but also the victory of the first world war. this these were this was service and sacrifice for this nation and sacrifice for this nation and the freedoms we enjoy today. and so i think today is a day to again reflect on, on what it

means to defend what we stand for through history and what that involves in terms of sacrifice. it's not just about people dying, although obviously that's tragic for every family that's tragic for every family that's lost people. and of course, losses continue since the first world war. but it's about what that sacrifice means , about what that sacrifice means, and it means giving to others. >> justin, do you think a life in the military is appealing these days to the younger generation? it's on days like this that we remember how important it is that we have those troops at our service, but doesit those troops at our service, but does it appeal to the younger generation? >> well, i mean, i'm probably the wrong person to ask. i've got two sons in the army and they love it. sell it, they love it. they they've got great, great friends. they have a great sense of purpose, a great sense of belonging. and they believe passionately in their mission of defending this country. so if it doesn't appeal to, to, to, to some people to want to serve, then we really are in trouble. >> would you like to see national service being brought

back? >> do you know the history of our army since 1660 is overwhelmingly a story of volunteers. i think there are only 26 years since 1660 that we have had compulsory service. and it's worth reflecting that when it's worth reflecting t