The format does not change from year to year; today the anniversary of the Armistice signed between the Allies and Germany at Compiègne, France, for the cessation of hostilities on the Western Front, which took effect at 11am on November 11, 1918 is marked in pretty much the same way as it has been since its inception in the year following the end of the Great War.
In 1939 - the year in which World War II began - the two-minute silence was switched to the Sunday closest to November 11 so as not to interfere with wartime production.
Since the 1990s, however, at the behest of the Royal British Legion, a growing number of people have observed a two-minute silence on November 11 itself, too, resulting in both Armistice Day and Remembrance Sunday being commemorated formally in the UK.
Sunday once again saw Portadown, Tandragee, Loughgall, Richhill, Markethill, Poyntzpass and Moy remember, with elected representatives joining members of the RBL, the security and emergency services, the Loyal Orders, youth organisations and many civic organisations at War Memorials in their respective towns and villages.
While points of detail may differ, the same solemn ceremony is repeated from venue to venue, meaning that in essence the emphasis, the decorum and the observances are the same, as is the music. In brief, it amounts to the same sense of loss offset by the same pride and respect in others' sacrifices.