You can’t have a Jubilee without a
souvenir teatowel and the release of the first official mementoes
tied to the Platinum celebrations for the 70th anniversary of The
Queen’s reign in 2022 didn’t disappoint. The appearance of
souvenirs was another reminder that the countdown to this historic
event is well and truly under way. Elizabeth II will have reigned
for 70 years as of…
To mark Remembrance and 100 years of the
Royal British Legion, the Duchess of Cambridge sat down to discuss
the importance of Remembrance across generations young and old. The
Duchess sat down with 98-year-old veteran, Colonel Blum, and
10-year-old Cub Scout, Emily, to…
The Festival of Remembrance is one of the
main events on the Royal Family’s calendar every November, a chance
to pay tribute to the soldiers who have served and sacrificed their
lives in service to Great Britain and the wider Commonwealth. This
year’s event is…
Following Prince Philip's lead - Camilla makes a poignant Remembrance tribute
12th November 2021
Following in the steps of the late Duke
of Edinburgh, the Duchess of Cornwall made a poignant Remembrance
tribute at the Grave of the Unknown Warrior. Inside Westminster
Abbey in London, the Duchess laid a wreath at the Grave of the
Unknown Warrior to mark Armistice Day, the day the Allied powers
signed a ceasefire agreement with Germany in France on 11 November
1918. This agreement would…
The Queen to miss Festival of Remembrance for the first time in years
12th November 2021
For the first time in years, Her Majesty
The Queen will miss the Festival of Remembrance due to doctor’s
orders. The Queen will not attend the annual Festival of
Remembrance at Royal Albert Hall in London on 13 November.
Organised by The Royal British Legion (RBL)…
The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester lead Remembrance tributes at the National Arboretum
12th November 2021
To mark this year’s Remembrance tributes,
the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester led the annual Armistice Day
Service at the Armed Forces Memorial at the National Memorial
Arboretum. Armistice Day is known as the day the Allied powers
signed a ceasefire agreement with…
On the 100th anniversary of the Armistice
Day Parade in Bedworth, the Countess of Wessex led the civic party
part of the parade as it paid homage to the fallen. The Countess
led the party from the Almhouses to the cemetery in Coventry Road.
She then laid the first wreath at the war memorial before reading
during the morning service. Ken Whitehead, chair of the Armistice
Day parade group, spoke…
The Duchess of Cornwall pays tribute at the Field of Remembrance
11th November 2021
The Duchess of Cornwall has honoured all
those lost in conflict with a two minute silence at the Field of
Remembrance in London. The Duchess took part in the tribute, in the
grounds of Westminster Abbey, at 11am on Armistice Day, November
11. Camilla also planted a…
The unveiling of the Cenotaph: The day George V led a nation still recovering from war
11th November 2021
On 11 November 1920, King George V led
Britain in two minutes of silence to remember those lost in the
First World War and to mark the exact moment when Armistices
brought the Great War to a close. The king also unveiled the
Cenotaph in Whitehall. In 1919, the…
The long royal links of a simple tribute: The Fields of Remembrance
11th November 2021
First held in November 1928, attending
the Fields of Remembrance has become a simple yet impactful
tradition of Remembrance Day, For eight days from the morning of
the Thursday before Remembrance Sunday until the evening of the
following Thursday, the law of St Margaret’s Church, Westminster
between Westminister Abbey and the Houses of Parliament is marked
out with 250 plots for…
