In Brighton, the world's tallest moving observation tower, the British Airways i360, will turn red on Saturday evening.
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In London, the prime minister and the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cambridge will be among those at the Royal British Legion's annual Festival of Remembrance, which will include performances from Emeli Sande, Tom Odell, Melanie C, Alfie Boe and the Band of HM Royal Marines.
This year, the event will mark the centenaries of the women's service in the regular Armed Forces, the Battle of Passchendaele, the creation of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission and the 100th birthday of Dame Vera Lynn.
On Sunday, Prince Charles will lay a wreath at the Cenotaph on his mother's behalf.
It will be the first time, as head of state, that the Queen will observe the ceremony from a nearby balcony, where she will be joined by the Duke of Edinburgh.
Elsewhere, Australians have observed a minute's silence to remember their war dead.
The country's Sydney Opera House was lit up with red poppies.
Australian prime minister Malcolm Turnbull joined his New Zealand counterpart, Jacinda Ardern, in Vietnam - where the Apec summit is taking place - to attend a service of remembrance.
"We remember every ANZAC serviceman and woman who has made the supreme sacrifice to keep our two countries free," he said.
The Allies and Germany signed an armistice in a railway carriage in the Forest of Compiegne in France at 05:00. Six hours later, at 11:00, the conflict ceased.
King George V announced that a two-minute silence would be observed in 1919, four days before the first anniversary of Armistice Day. The silence continues to be observed every year on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month.
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