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Covid: UK marks one year anniversary of lockdown

On Tuesday, the UK marked one year since the first coronavirus lockdown with a national minute's silence and a number of memorial services.

News imageGetty Images Lichfield Cathedral is illuminated in yellow light, with the words 'Reflect', 'Support', and 'Hope'.Getty Images
Lichfield Cathedral is illuminated in yellow light, with the words 'Reflect', 'Support', and 'Hope', as part of the National Day of Reflection

The Queen reflected on the "grief and loss felt by so many" and sent a bouquet of flowers to St Bartholomew's Hospital in London, as part of a national day of reflection.

A number of UK landmarks lit up in yellow to create a "beacon of remembrance" after dark, while people around the country held phones, torches and candles on their doorsteps in tribute to victims.

The gesture was organised by end-of-life charity Marie Curie.

On 23 March 2020, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced tough restrictions on people's lives, aimed at stopping the spread of Covid-19.

Since then, the UK's official death toll has risen from 364 to 126,172.

News imageAFP Landmark and tourist attraction The London Eye is illuminated in yellow light as part of the National Day of Reflection on the anniversary of the first national Covid-19 lockdown, in central London on March 23, 2021.AFP
Landmark and tourist attraction The London Eye is illuminated in yellow light.
News imageGetty Images The Titanic building and visitor centre is lit up in yellow for the Day of Reflection on 23 March 2021 in Belfast, United Kingdom.Getty Images
The iconic Titanic building and visitor centre is lit up in yellow in Belfast.
News imageReuters Northern Spire Bridge is illuminated in yellow, as part of a day of reflection to mark the anniversary of Britain's first coronavirus disease (COVID-19) lockdown, in SunderlandReuters
Sunderland's Northern Spire Bridge looked striking at nightfall
News imageReuters The Kelpies sculpture is illuminated in yellow, as part of a day of reflection to mark the anniversary of Britain"s first coronavirus disease (COVID-19) lockdown, in Falkirk, Scotland, Britain March 23, 2021.Reuters
The Kelpies sculpture in Falkirk, Scotland, is also illuminated in yellow, as part of a day of reflection.
News imageEPA A custodian places a lit candle outside 10 Downing Street to mark one year of Covid-19 and to honour those who lost their lives to Covid-19 in London, 23 March 2021.EPA
At No 10 Downing Street, a staff member places a candle on the doorstep for the 20:00 vigil.
News imagePA Media Members of the public outside the Old House at Home pub in Dormansland, Surrey, during the National Day of Reflection, on the anniversary of the first national lockdown to prevent the spread of coronavirus.PA Media
There was a sombre reflection for those lost during the pandemic in Dormansland, Surrey
News imagePA Media Nurse, Sanyu Kasule stands at the London Eye in LondonPA Media
Nurse, Sanyu Kasule lit a candle near the River Thames in London.

Here are pictures of people observing the minute's silence and attending services around the UK.

News imageGetty Images Health workers stand outside the Glasgow Royal Infirmary and observe a minute's silenceGetty Images
Health workers from the Glasgow Royal Infirmary (also below)
News imageGetty Images Health workers stand outside the Glasgow Royal Infirmary and observe a minute's silenceGetty Images
News imagePA Media Staff observe a minute's silence outside the Queen Elizabeth University HospitalPA Media
Staff outside the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow
News imageGetty Images Health workers and faith leaders stand outside the Fazl mosque vaccination centre in southwest London and take part in a minutes silenceHealth workers and faith leaders at the Fazl mosque vaccination centre in southwest London take part in the minute's silenceGetty Images
Health workers and faith leaders at the Fazl mosque vaccination centre in southwest London
News imageGetty Images Staff observe a minute's silence outside a Marie Curie hospiceGetty Images
Staff at a Marie Curie hospice in Penarth
News imageGetty Images The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge walk through Westminster AbbeyGetty Images
Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge took part in a private moment of reflection in Westminster Abbey and then visited a vaccination centre at the abbey in London
News imageUK Parliament/Jessica Taylor MPs stand in silence in the House of CommonsUK Parliament/Jessica Taylor
The House of Commons held a minute's silence. Prime Minister Boris Johnson observed the silence privately
News imagePA Media Members of the Scottish Parliament observe a minute's silencePA Media
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon (left), Presiding Officer Ken Macintosh (centre) and Scottish Conservative Ruth Davidson (right), along with other MSPs and parliament staff, observe a minute's silence in the Garden Lobby of the Scottish Parliament at Holyrood, Edinburgh
News imagePA Media Nicola Sturgeon bows her head during a minute's silencePA Media
In a tweet earlier in the day, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said: "One year on. Thinking today of all those who have lost a loved one to Covid, and to everyone who continues to make heartbreaking sacrifices as we continue to navigate our way through this terrible ordeal, together"
News imagePA Media Church goers attend a service in Lichfield CathedralPA Media
Canon Andrew Stead leads a service at Lichfield Cathedral
News imagePA Media People light candles on the floor of Lichfield CathedralPA Media
People light candles in Lichfield Cathedral
News imageReuters The Dean of Ripon lights a large candle in a cathedralReuters
The Dean of Ripon, The Very Reverend John Dobson lights a candle of remembrance in Ripon
News imageGetty Images Nurses and firefighters stand alongside each other in an ICU wardGetty Images
Nurses stand alongside firefighters (in red) from Hampshire Fire and Rescue as they observe a minute's silence in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Queen Alexandra Hospital in Portsmouth
News imageGetty Images People stand outside St Thomas' Hospital and observe a minute's silenceGetty Images
Chief spiritual adviser Mia Hilborn (centre) stands with NHS England chief executive Sir Simon Stevens (centre left) and Guys and St Thomas' NHS Trust chief executive and chief medical officer Dr Ian Abbs (centre right) during a ceremony at St Thomas' Hospital in central London
News imageGetty Images Members of staff place flowers outside St Thomas' HospitalGetty Images
Members of staff place flowers near the statue of Crimean War nurse Mary Seacole at St Thomas' Hospital
News imageGetty Images Commuters stand in the atrium of Waterloo station and observe a minute's silenceGetty Images
Commuters take part in a minute's silence at Waterloo Station in central London
News imageGetty Images A woman ties a yellow ribbon to a memorial tree in a churchGetty Images
A yellow ribbon is tied to a memorial tree at Hutton Rudby Methodist Church in Middlesbrough
News imageGetty Images A girl ties a yellow ribbon to a railingGetty Images
Angel ties a yellow ribbon to a gate after a service at St Catherine's Church in London

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