The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have joined European leaders in Liege in Belgium to commemorate the centenary of the First World War, which claimed the lives of around 16 million people over four years.
The Prince of Wales attended a National Service of Commemoration for the Commonwealth at Glasgow Cathedral, while Prince Harry's unveiled a memorial arch in Folkestone in Kent.
On the eve of the conflict, the Foreign Secretary at the time, Sir Edward Grey, famously said 'the lamps are going out all over Europe'.
To mark those comments, churches across the country are holding 'lights out' vigils. Speaking to Premier ahead of the Monday's event at Birmingham's Anglican Cathedral, Revd Canon Janet Chapman said:"the first world war was hoped to be the war to end all wars and at the moment the peace is very fragile in many countries and there is gross violence in others. I think people are really searching and wondering and wanted to learn from the lessons of history."
Meanwhile, poppies are being grown in the grounds of parish churches and Church of England schools across the country as an act of remembrance on the centenary of World War I.
The Archbishops of Canterbury and York both urged church schools and churches to plant poppy seeds with them back in April to commemorate the occasion to help make the country awash with poppies.
The Reverend Canon Janet Chapman: