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Times
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Times
Chelsea pensioners help to design their first show garden
Despite its being held in the grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea, the Chelsea pensioners have never had a garden of their own showcased at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show — until now. This year, they will have a garden designed to reflect the hospital's 330-year heritage as 'a home for soldiers broken by age and war'. 'We have had the pensioners come and visit us in our previous RHS Chelsea gardens and we got to know them,' Jo McDonagh, from the property company London Square, which is sponsoring the garden, explains. 'What we realised is that they all have a huge passion for gardening and this is their home, so we came up with this idea that the next garden we sponsored would be
Daily Mail
10-05-2025
- General
- Daily Mail
Princess Anne becomes first royal to visit Little Sark on 80th anniversary of liberation of Channel Islands
Princess Anne today became the first royal to visit to the peninsula of Little Sark as the Channel Islands celebrated Liberation Day. The Princess Royal, 74, was joined by her husband Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence for the day - 80 years since the archipelago was freed from Nazi occupation in World War Two. Anne travelled by horse and carriage to La Coupee, a narrow walkway that connects the main island of Sark to the peninsula of Little Sark. She became the very first member of the Royal Family to visit the area. The Princess Royal then walked down The Avenue while flags were raised at Sark Art Gallery. She had the opportunity to speak to islanders who had been liberated from German occupation, and enjoyed a street party with Chelsea Pensioners and Gurkhas. Christopher Beaumont, the Seigneur of Sark, said he was sure Anne would be 'blown away by the beauty of the island'. Her visit comes in the wake of a week of celebrations commemorating the 80th anniversary of the allied victory in Europe. The Channel Islands, in the English Channel, off the coast of France, were occupied by German forces between 1940 and 1945. They were the only part of the British Isles under German control in World War Two. On Friday, the Princess Royal visited another of the Channel Islands - Guernsey. Anne, who was accompanied on the trip by her husband Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, attended a parade at St Peter Port seafront and gave a reading during a service at Town Church. The parish church holds the annual Liberation Day service which was attended by veterans, visiting German and French officials, emergency service representatives and members of the public. Anne met school children during the visit and also viewed the Liberation Trail exhibition. German forces formally signed a declaration of surrender on May 9 in Guernsey and the nearby island of Sark was liberated the following day.
Yahoo
10-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
First royal visit to peninsula to mark Liberation Day
Residents in Little Sark have been enjoying their first royal visit as part of Liberation Day celebrations. The Princess Royal arrived on the peninsula on 10 May to mark 80 years since the Channel Islands were liberated from Nazi occupation during World War Two. During her visit she unveiled a Liberation Day plaque at The Avenue on Sark and listened to children from the island sing a song in Sercquaise. The Seigneur of Sark, Christopher Beaumont, said: "She has a very full programme. I'm sure she will be blown away by the beauty of the island." The princess crossed the La Coupée to Little Sark at about 11:00 BST, becoming the first Royal to visit the island. La Coupée is a distinctive narrow strip of land, connecting Little Sark with the main island. Princess Anne then walked down The Avenue while flags were raised at Sark Art Gallery and spoke to islanders who had been liberated from German occupation. There was an opportunity to meet Chelsea Pensioners and Gurkhas at The Avenue and a street party after the unveiling of the plaque with performances, events and games. The princess toured the Cider Barn, one of the oldest buildings on the island, and was driven to lunch by horse and carriage. Philip Perrée was the carriage driver and said it was a "great honour" to see the princess arriving. His grandfather drove the horse and carriage for the late Queen Elizabeth II "many years ago", and he described it as "quite an honour" to now do the same for the Princess Royal. In the afternoon the princess planted a tree to mark Sark's liberation. Princess Anne was then presented with a bunch of flowers from five-year-old Paisley, who said she "loved meeting a real princess". During her visit Princess Anne will also receive a briefing on two commando raids, Operations Hardtack and Basalt, while a Royal Navy vessel, HMS Medusa, keeps watch off Sark's coast. There was an opportunity to meet Chelsea Pensioners and Gurkhas at The Avenue and a street party after the unveiling of the plaque with performances, events and games. The princess is due to leave Sark at 14:00. Islanders are also encouraged to dress up and take part in a cavalcade to St Peter's Church and the Millennium Field on Sunday. In the afternoon, a theatre sketch called The Dame of Sark and a screening of Appointment with Venus, a film set in the Occupation of Sark, will follow the school's Liberation display. Follow BBC Guernsey on X and Facebook and Instagram. Send your story ideas to Sark's Liberation Day celebration events announced Island without cars looking for carriage drivers Chief Pleas of Sark
Yahoo
10-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
First royal visit to peninsula to mark Liberation Day
Residents in Little Sark have been enjoying their first royal visit as part of Liberation Day celebrations. The Princess Royal arrived on the peninsula on 10 May to mark 80 years since the Channel Islands were liberated from Nazi occupation during World War Two. During her visit she unveiled a Liberation Day plaque at The Avenue on Sark and listened to children from the island sing a song in Sercquaise. The Seigneur of Sark, Christopher Beaumont, said: "She has a very full programme. I'm sure she will be blown away by the beauty of the island." The princess crossed the La Coupée to Little Sark at about 11:00 BST, becoming the first Royal to visit the island. La Coupée is a distinctive narrow strip of land, connecting Little Sark with the main island. Princess Anne then walked down The Avenue while flags were raised at Sark Art Gallery and spoke to islanders who had been liberated from German occupation. There was an opportunity to meet Chelsea Pensioners and Gurkhas at The Avenue and a street party after the unveiling of the plaque with performances, events and games. The princess toured the Cider Barn, one of the oldest buildings on the island, and was driven to lunch by horse and carriage. Philip Perrée was the carriage driver and said it was a "great honour" to see the princess arriving. His grandfather drove the horse and carriage for the late Queen Elizabeth II "many years ago", and he described it as "quite an honour" to now do the same for the Princess Royal. In the afternoon the princess planted a tree to mark Sark's liberation. Princess Anne was then presented with a bunch of flowers from five-year-old Paisley, who said she "loved meeting a real princess". During her visit Princess Anne will also receive a briefing on two commando raids, Operations Hardtack and Basalt, while a Royal Navy vessel, HMS Medusa, keeps watch off Sark's coast. There was an opportunity to meet Chelsea Pensioners and Gurkhas at The Avenue and a street party after the unveiling of the plaque with performances, events and games. The princess is due to leave Sark at 14:00. Islanders are also encouraged to dress up and take part in a cavalcade to St Peter's Church and the Millennium Field on Sunday. In the afternoon, a theatre sketch called The Dame of Sark and a screening of Appointment with Venus, a film set in the Occupation of Sark, will follow the school's Liberation display. Follow BBC Guernsey on X and Facebook and Instagram. Send your story ideas to Sark's Liberation Day celebration events announced Island without cars looking for carriage drivers Chief Pleas of Sark
BBC News
08-05-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Princess Anne to become first royal to visit Little Sark
Little Sark will get its first royal visit as part of its Liberation Day Princess Royal will visit the island on 10 May to mark 80 years since the Channel Islands were liberated from Nazi occupation during World War will also unveil an 80th Liberation Day plaque at The Avenue on Seigneur of Sark, Christopher Beaumont, said: "She has a very full programme. I'm sure she will be blown away by the beauty of the island." The princess will also receive a briefing on two commando raids, Operations Hardtack and Basalt, while a Royal Navy vessel, HMS Medusa, keeps watch off Sark's will be an opportunity to meet Chelsea Pensioners and Gurkhas at The Avenue and a street party after the unveiling of the plaque with performances, events and are also encouraged to dress up and take part in a cavalcade to St Peter's Church and the Millennium Field on 11 the afternoon, a theatre sketch called The Dame of Sark and a screening of Appointment with Venus, a film set in the Occupation of Sark, will follow the school's Liberation display.
