David Cameron and Nicola Sturgeon mark centenary of the Battle of Jutland. Thousands of flowers have been cast out to sea as dignitaries and descendants pay tribute to the British and German sailors who lost their lives during the Battle of Jutland. Each poppy and forget- me- not - the German flower of remembrance - signifies one of the 8,6. First World War. Princess Anne was joined by David Cameron, Nicola Sturgeon and German President Joachim Gauck as she attended a memorial service at St Magnus Cathedral in Kirkwall, Orkney, this morning. A second service at Lyness Cemetery on the island of Hoy, where sailors were laid to rest during the war, was held this afternoon.

The Princess Royal was representing the Royal Family in place of the Duke of Edinburgh, who cancelled his trip to Orkney on the advice of his doctor. Prince Philip and the Queen were seen boarding a plane at Aberdeen Airport today following a weekend at Balmoral in the Scottish Highlands.

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Their son- in- law Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence, who is married to Princess Anne, said Prince Philip has 'a minor ailment' and was 'very frustrated' to miss out on the centenary commemorations today. Scroll down for video Princess Anne and German President Joachim Gauck walk past the sweeping poppy display as they leave St Magnus Cathedral. David Cameron and Nicola Sturgeon leave the cathedral following a moving service remembering those who died in the Battle of Jutland.

Prince Philip boards a plane at Aberdeen Airport after a weekend at Balmoral. He pulled out of the Jutland service on a doctor's advice. Princess Anne, David Cameron and Nicola Sturgeon stand during the memorial service at St Magnus Cathedral earlier today. Watch XX Streaming. David Cameron, President Joachim Gauck, Princess Anne and Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence at a service at Lyness Cemetery. David Cameron's message read: 'Remembering those who served and paid the ultimate sacrifice at sea. They will never be forgotten'The band of the city of Kirkwall march through streets lined with residents paying their respects following the service this morning. German President Joachim Gauck, left, and Princess Anne leave St Magnus Cathedral following a moving memorial service.

Hundreds of supporters gathered on the streets of Kirkwall to pay their respects to the more than 8,5. The band of the Royal Marines marched through the streets of Kirkwall following the memorial service this morning. German President Joachim Gauck stopped to admire the ceramic poppies, shown in a display titled: 'Poppies: Weeping Window'German President Joachim Gauck walks past sailors following the memorial service at St Magnus Cathedral in Kirkfall, Orkney. Some 3. 00 people gathered on the streets of Kirkfall to mark 1.

Pictured, Princess Anne and Joachim Gauck, right. HMS Kent (right) sails alongside SMS Schleswig- Holstein in Scapa Flow before a service at Lyness Cemetery, on the island of Hoy. HMS Caroline is pictured moored in the Titanic Quarter today. The ship is the last surviving boat from the 1. Battle of Jutland.

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A group of Sea Cadets prepare for a service on HMS Caroline, which was docked in Belfast earlier today. On May 3. 1, 1. 91. Royal Navy clashed with German warships in a 3. Denmark's Jutland Peninsula. Some 2. 50 vessels took part, although roughly one in 1.

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Britain had seriously weakened the enemy's naval capability. Orkney was chosen to host the commemorations because the British Grand Fleet set out for the offensive from the island's Scapa Flow base naval base. This morning hundreds of bystanders lined the streets of Kirkwall to pay their respects.

Thousands of ceramic poppies, first displayed at the Tower of London, have been installed at St Magnus - Britain's most northerly cathedral. Diary readings from officers onboard the Jutland battleships were read and highlighted the excitement sailors felt heading to battle unaware of the number of deaths that would hit both sides. Engineering technician Thomas Hughes read from the diary of Lieutenant Commander John Croome onboard HMS Indomitable. He described the call to battle: 'On a calm summer's evening of 3. May, just about cocktail time, the Commander- in- Chief, Admiral Jellicoe in the Iron Duke, hoisted the momentous signal, 'QP' or in plain language, 'Raise steam for Fleet Speed and report when ready to proceed!''Though we had received the same order many times before, it never failed to raise a thrill of wild excitement in the expectation that this time perhaps, 'Der Tag' as we had called it had dawned at last.'Commander Mathias Rix read from SMS Derfflinger Commander Georg von Hase's diary. Nicola Sturgeon, Lord- Lieutenant of Orkney Bill Spence, David Cameron and Defence Secretary Michael Fallon at Lyness Cemetery. David Cameron lays a wreath at the memorial at Lyness Cemetery, on the island of Hoy, where some of the Jutland fallen are buried. Prime Minister David Cameron, German President Joachim Gauck, the Princess Royal and Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence at the service.

German President Joachim Gauck, Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence, the Princess Royal and Admiral Sir Philip Jones lay wreaths. President Joachim Gauck and Princess Anne united as they paid tribute to the thousands of Germans and Britons who died. Dignitaries including David Cameron, Princess Anne and German President Joachim Gauck at the service in Lyness cemetery today President Gauck waves to sailors on board German frigate 'Schleswig- Holstein' during the commemorations in Scotland today. German President Joachim Gauck, pictured centre, looks across the North Sea at the German frigate 'Schleswig- Holstein'He said: 'I went to my cabin, lay down for a siesta, watched the blue rings from my cigar, and dreamed of battle and victory.'If only it came to gunnery action this time! My whole career seemed so incomplete, so much of a failure if I did not have at least one opportunity of feeling in battle on the high seas what fighting was really like.

Blow for blow, shot for shot, that was what I wanted.'The role Orkney played in the First World War was also recognised during the service with readings from the diary of Margaret Tait, a Kirkwall resident at the time. Her relative Ellie Sinclair read an extract from 1.