Bayeux Cemetery is the largest
Commonwealth cemetery of the Second World War in France and
includes the burials brought in from the surrounding districts and
hospitals. The Cemetery contains 4,144 Commonwealth graves of which
338 are unidentified and 504 are from other Nationalities (mainly
German). The Bayeux Memorial stands opposite the cemetery and bears
the names of more than 1,800…
The service concluded with the blessing
of the cathedral's new Bell for Peace and Freedom. Charles and
Camilla along with other Heads of State and Government proceeded to
the bell, located in the centre of the nave. The Cardinal said a
brief prayer and asked Prince…
Prince Charles attends remembrance service and reception as the first day of D-Day engagements come to an end
5th June 2014
The service, conducted by the Airborne
Chaplain, 16 Air Assault Brigade consisted of a Welcome, The Lord's
Prayer, A Lesson, Prayers, and the Act of Remembrance. After the
Reveille, Charles laid two wreaths: one at the Canadian memorial
and one at the British…
After the jump The Prince met some of
those who took part in the jump including an 89-year-old D-Day
veteran, Jock Hutton who participated in a tandem jump with one of
the Red Devils during the first drop. Mr Hutton is one of the last
D-Day veterans from his regiment; The 13th Battalion of the
Parachute Regiment. //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js The
89-year-old Scottish D-Day veteran was one of…
Prince Charles and The Duchess of Cornwall continue their D-Day engagements with a stop in Ranville
5th June 2014
The Battle of Ranville formed part of
Operation Tonga, the codename given to the airborne operation
undertaken by the British 6th Airborne Division between 5th June
and 7th June 1944 as a part of Operation Overlord and the Normandy
landings. The Prince and Duchess have…
Thursday, 5 June 2014 On Tuesday, 5 June,
after unveiling a plaque to commemorate the 20th anniversarty of
the Eurotunnel, Her Majesty and The Duke of Edinburgh will embark
on a State Visit to the French Republic. They will arrive at Paris
Gare du Nord. They will be…
While attending the celebrations of
Aerospace and Aviation in Manitoba Day at the Stevenson Hangar,
Prince Charles was given a miniature flying jacket for Prince
George – an appropriate gift, considering that
his father, Prince William, was a pilot for the RAF. Prince
Charles was initially taken by surprise, but started to
chuckle, no doubt as he imagined his ten month-old grandson
dressed…
On Wednesday morning, Charles and
Camilla, along with the Canadian Prime Minister, Stephen
Harper, and his wife, visited Stevenson Hangar. When there, they
attended the Aerospace and Aviation on Manitoba Day. The events
which the pair witnessed are designed to introduce…
The new trail that Prince Charles
visited is one of a series of pathways which have been created in
order to connect Bonshaw Park and Strathgartney Park together.
These pathways have been named the ‘Prince of Wales and Duchess of
Cornwall Trail System’. When…
For Harrigan, it was an honour to be
escorting The Prince for the third time during his career, and it
was also a chance to show how grateful he was for Charles’s
indirect help in moving towards a new life after his military
career ended. Lt Harrigan has served with the Canadian Forces in
the Persian Gulf, Afghanistan and Haiti, and is one of nearly 400
people who have taken part in Operation…
