Commemoration of VE Day
THE Queen proved a good fit for a striking 80th anniversary commemoration of VE Day by donning a pair of striking poppy-themes gloves.
Camilla placed the final flower at a new display of nearly 30,000 ceramic poppies at Tower of London.
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The Queen proved a good fit for a striking 80th anniversary commemoration of VE Day by donning a pair of striking poppy-themes gloves
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Camilla placed the final flower at a new display of nearly 30,000 ceramic poppies at Tower of London
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The Installation
The installation, called The Tower Remembers, represents a “wound” across the inner walls of the fortress, symbolising the enduring sacrifices made during the conflict to mark 80 years since the end of the conflict.
The Queen’s Visit
Wearing black leather gloves embellished with poppies she said: “It was so cold this morning I thought it would be the perfect time to wear them.”
Poet Laureate Simon Armitage read out a specially commissioned VE 80 poem called ‘In Retrospect’.
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