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Princess Anne to attend 100th anniversary ceremony for British maritime disaster

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20th February 2017
Monday the 21st of February marks the 100th anniversary of one of the worst maritime disasters to occur in British waters. There were 616 South African men and 30 crew who lost their lives off the coast of the Isle of Wight on that fateful day in February. Her Royal Highness the Princess Royal will attend a memorial ceremony commemorating the sinking of the SS Mendi. During World War I, the…
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Princess Anne arrives in Lincolnshire to visit Boston Stump

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16th December 2016
On Thursday 15 December, Princess Anne was in Lincolnshire to officially mark the reopening of a restored Boston Stump church devastated by floods in 2013 when the banks of the River Haven burst. The flood on 5 December 2013 affected 700 properties and businesses on 50 streets in the town and the church was flooded by two feet of water, which took several months to dry out, and is believed to have…
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Edith Cavell: The war heroine who was given a royal farewell

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11th October 2015
“Patriotism is not enough. I must have no hatred or bitterness for anyone.” These were the words of Edith Cavell, a British nurse who was shot for helping Allied soldiers escape from Belgium during the First World War. Now, Edith’s memory will be honoured in a service held in Belgium to mark the 100th anniversary of her execution. The service will be attended by a number of…
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The Princess Royal presents RAF Squadron with new Standard

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25th July 2015
On Thursday The Princess Royal made a special stop at RAF Brize Norton, where she serves as honorary air commodore, to bestow a new standard to honour the reformation of the No. LXX, (70), Squadron. The Princes Royal at RAF Brize Norton. The Squadron stood down five years ago after being based at RAF Lyneham for over 25 years. There was great sadness over this, but there was hope that it would one…
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