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Singing under the Menin Gate memorial in Belgium was a "great honour" for a Manx choir from Peel, the musical director has said. Thirteen children and six adult choristers from Cathedral Isle of ...
Every night at 8p.m., people gather beneath the Menin Gate for the Last Post ceremony, commemorating the British and Commonwealth soldiers who died here during World War I. ILLUSTRATION: Getty Images.
The princess also visited the grave of Queen Victoria’s grandson, Prince Maurice von Battenberg, who died fighting with the ...
A group of 19 choristers will follow the journey of a Manx soldier and sing at an evening service.
There's no question the Arc de Triomphe, the colossal arch at the end of the Champs-Élysées, is impressive. But it's never made me cry. Far fewer people have heard of the Menin Gate. It, too, is ...
The Imperial War Graves Commission awarded the contract to design and build a new Menin Gate to Sir Reginald Blomfield, who was assisted by sculptor Sir William Reid-Dick. With a budget of £ ...
There is one town in Belgium where the Last Post has been played more than 29,000 times since World War One. The Menin Gate buglers emerge every night in Ypres in remembrance of the soldiers of ...
As leaders of the European Union countries gather in Ypres to mark 100 years since the outbreak of WW1, Lucy Hockings explains the significance of the Menin Gate.
Singing under the Menin Gate memorial in Belgium was a "great honour" for a Manx choir from Peel, the musical director has said. Thirteen children and six adult choristers from Cathedral Isle of ...