In Pictures
Bands of the Royal Marines, the Guards and the Royal Air Force in front of the stage, in the shape of the Falkland Islands, which formed the centrepiece of the anniversary parade at Horse Guards [Picture: Sergeant Mick Howard RLC]
The main event on Horse Guards Parade attracted a huge crowd [Picture: Allan House]
The Band of the Irish Guards [Picture: Allan House]
Veterans on Horse Guards Parade [Picture: Allan House]
Veterans march off Horse Guards Parade towards the Mall [Picture: Allan House]
The Veterans parade along the Mall [Picture: Allan House]
The Royal Marines Band marches off Horse Guards Parade towards the Mall [Picture: Allan House]
The Metropolitan Police ensure a nice orderly advance of spectators along the Mall [Picture: Allan House]
Some visiting Veterans and their families take time out to have a spot of lunch [Picture: Allan House]
HRH The Prince of Wales takes the salute at parade of veterans in front of the Queen Victoria Memorial [Picture: Cpl Richard Cave RLC]
A Tri-Service fly past of 49 rotary and fixed wing aircraft, representing the Squadrons that flew in 1982 flew down the Mall [Picture: Cpl Richard Cave RLC]
Some of these aircraft were crewed by serving veterans, whilst other veterans were passengers on board [Picture: Sergeant Mick Howard RLC]
Five Typhoon's form part of the flypast over Buckingham Palace [Picture: Allan House]
A service was held to mark the rededication of the Cemetery at San Carlos, Falkland Islands [Picture: SAC Ellie Insley]
Barbara McAulay, with her son and daughter, lays a wreath on San Carlos Beach [Picture: Cpl Jon Ryder]
The Cemetery at San Carlos, Falkland Islands [Picture: Cpl Jon Ryder]
Children in the Falkland Islands watching the firework display that marked the 25th anniversary of the conflict [Picture: Harland Quarrington]
Equipment then and now - see Related Links >>> for a full poster size image of this picture [Picture: Defence Focus]
The 25th anniversary of the end of the Falklands Conflict was commemorated across 8,000 miles (12,875km) and five time zones, in London and the Falkland Islands on Sunday 17 June 2007.
The events in the Falkland Islands were part of a live link attended by the Earl of Wessex and Minister for the Armed Forces. In London, 10,000 Falklands veterans and their families were present.
On Horse Guards Parade a traditional "Drumhead" ceremony and March Past was held, attended by HRH The Prince of Wales, HRH The Duke of York, The Duke of Kent, The Prime Minister, The Chancellor, Secretary of State for Defence and the Veterans Minister.
They were joined by senior political and military figures past and present including Baroness Thatcher, Sir John Nott and Falklands Military commanders. Central to this event were the personal recollections of veterans and Islanders as they told their stories in their own words.
This event was followed by a parade of veterans and their modern day service counterparts up The Mall to Buckingham Palace at the Queen Victoria Memorial where HRH The Prince of Wales took the salute as a flypast of 49 aircraft from all three Services closed the proceedings.
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