Prince William tells young Brits to wear a poppy
You can watch Prince William’s video assembly on Youtube and Zoom from 10.25am Prince William is expected to address the younger generation in a video message to honour of Armistice Day. The Prince of Wales will address the young people of Britain to honour the remembrance of the end of the First World War, telling […]
4 months ago
Now even the French Army is rinsing Donald Trump about raining off WW1 cemetery visit
Nothing but support for my troops Française
7 years ago
Donald Trump bombarded with pictures of Obama in the rain after WW1 cemetery no-show
‘This is a real leader’
7 years ago
Website can tell you how many people from your area died in World War I
It is estimated at least 700,000 Brits were killed in the conflict As the world gathers to commemorate the end of World War I on Armistice Day, a new online app means you can see how the war that killed an estimated 16 million affected people in you local area. The website A Street Near You has […]
7 years ago
Jeremy Corbyn lambasted for wearing small poppy at Armistice Day service
The Labour leader has been criticised for choosing ‘the smallest poppy he could find’
7 years ago
COMMENT: There is value in remembering the normality of heroes
They shall not grow old. There’s a great line in Pulp’s 1997 hit, ‘Help the Aged’. The unashamedly earnest song begins with the arresting lyric: “Help the aged, one time they were just like you, drinking, smoking cigs and sniffing glue.” It’s perfect because it immediately smashes any veneer of reverence we may have for […]
7 years ago