buglers play last post. at the cenotaph in london, the last post, sounded by royal marine buglers, marked the end of the two minute silence. the king laid his wreath in tribute to all those from the united kingdom and the countries of the commonwealth who lost their lives in the world wars and more recent conflicts. wreaths were laid by political leaders, headed by britain s prime minister rishi sunak. and then, after the commonwealth representatives and the military chiefs, it was the turn of the veterans. 10,000 men and women, who served on many different battlefields. on parade today, a0 years after the falklands war, 500 veterans of that conflict,