The annual observance took place on the second Sunday of November, marking the traditional date for regional remembrance.

At Belfast City Hall, hundreds gathered to observe two minutes of silence starting at 11:00 GMT.

Róis-Máire Donnelly of Sinn Féin placed a laurel wreath at the cenotaph alongside Sarah Owen and Frank Feighan.

Donnelly represented the Lord Mayor of Belfast during the event.

She became the first senior Sinn Féin politician to participate in an official ceremony by laying a wreath at the Cenotaph at Belfast City Hall.

While other Sinn Féin members have placed wreaths previously, she was the first to stay for the main service.

Donnelly declined to confirm whether she would attend future services personally rather than in her capacity as first minister.

The memorial restoration project costing £200,000 finished before the ceremony, with fencing taken down prior to the rededication.

Four historic war memorials within the Derry City and Strabane District Council area underwent specialist contractor work.

Jason Dougherty of the Royal British Legion in the Waterside praised the restoration efforts on The Diamond memorial.

In Lisburn, Michelle O'Neill laid a poppy wreath but not in her official role as deputy first minister.

Secretary of State Sir Chris Bryant was greeted by army and air cadets upon arriving for the service.