Families mourning lost loved ones today stood shoulder to shoulder with survivors in tribute to the victims of London's July 7th bombings.
The Queen, Prime Minister Tony Blair and the Archbishop of Canterbury joined the 2,300-strong congregation in remembering the dead at a national memorial service in St Paul's Cathedral.
Members of the emergency services and transport workers who fought to save lives in the aftermath of the bombs also gathered in the historic setting to remember the day when four suicide bombers targeted three underground trains and a bus during the morning rush hour.
More than 50 people were killed, 40 people were seriously injured and up to 900 more were hurt in the carnage. Today's Christian service was designed to mark London's multi-cultural heritage and the wide-range of faiths of the dead.
Of the 52 victims, 36 were UK citizens and the remaining 16 came from a range of countries from Israel to Bangladesh.
St Paul's was filled with autumnal coloured flowers from crimson roses to symbolise mourning, carnations for heartache and cyclamen for resignation and goodbye, along with eucalyptus to symbolise protection.
More than half of the congregation had lost a family member or friend or had been injured in the blasts.
Loyita Worley (49) from Finchley, north London, who survived the Aldgate Tube station blast, was one of those present.
"A lot of people were involved from all over the world and all over England and have been dealing with things in isolation," she said prior to the service.
"This is an opportunity for people to be under one roof to remember those who died and those who were badly injured and whose lives will never be the same."