What was previously known as the Armistice Day before the World War II is now held as the Remembrance Day, which sees people from all parts of the New South Wales gather at Martin Place in Sydney to pay homage to those who lost their lives or suffered in wars. The annual event held on Wednesday was also attended by Prince Charles and Camilla, who braved the rains to be a part of the remembrance ceremony with scores of others.

This year is the 97 th anniversary of the armistice that helped conclude World War I in 1918. Martin Place was where men were recruited for war about one hundred years ago.

As a part of the ritual followed at the national ceremony, the British royal couple laid a wreath on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier while students from each state and territory represented the Youth of Australia.

The event focuses on the sacrifice of the indigenous soldiers, with author and historian Jackie Huggins being the first ever indigenous person to ever address a Remembrance Day ceremony.

"Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander veterans were often denied the honour and rights given to other veterans such as soldier settlement land grants," Huggins said, according to the ABC. "Many were refused membership, even entrance to RSL clubs. My father and grandfather, along with many Indigenous men and women, served our nation in war. Their abiding loyalty to this country we all call home rows above the deep bitterness of the past."

Among the other dignitaries present at the ceremony were Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, NSW Governor David Hurley, NSW Premier Mike Baird and Governor-General Peter Cosgrove. Both Baird and Hurley laid wreaths at the foot of the cenotaph along with the royal couple and a number of others, including representatives from the Defence Force.

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