President Obama has visited Flanders Field Cemetery in Belgium, where he was accompanied by King Phillipe of the Belgians, and the Belgian Prime Minister, Elio Di Rupo.
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St. Symphorien cemetery in Belgium: preparing for shared First World War remembrance on August 4
Centenary News Deputy Editor, Peter Alhadeff, visits St.Symphorien military cemetery in Belgium as it prepares for commemorations on 4th August 2014 marking the start of the First World War 100 years ago.
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British minister plants poppies in Brussels in memory of First World War nurse Edith Cavell
British government minister, Mark Simmonds, has planted poppies at the Brussels memorial to Edith Cavell, the nurse executed by the Germans in 1915 for helping Allied soldiers to escape.
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St. Symphorien in Belgium: preparing for shared First World War remembrance on August 4
Centenary News Deputy Editor, Peter Alhadeff, visits St.Symphorien military cemetery in Belgium as it prepares to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the First World War.
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St. Symphorien in Belgium: preparing for shared First World War remembrance on August 4
Centenary News Deputy Editor, Peter Alhadeff, visits St.Symphorien military cemetery in Belgium as it prepares to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the First World War.
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European football invites international leaders to Belgium for Centenary of the Christmas truce
European football’s governing body, UEFA, has announced plans to mark the 100th anniversary of the Christmas truce on the Western Front.
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Singing at Menin Gate will stir First World War family memories for London choristers
Members of the London Pro Arte Choir are due to travel to Ypres in July 2014 to sing under the Menin Gate, bringing back memories of past relatives who fought in the First World War.
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Singing at Menin Gate will stir First World War family memories for London choristers
Members of the London Pro Arte Choir are due to travel to Ypres in July 2014 to sing under the Menin Gate, bringing back memories of past relatives who fought in the First World War.
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The Sunday Times: Prince William and Catherine to attend St Symphorien First World War ceremony in Belgium
The Sunday Times reports that Queen Elizabeth has asked Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge to represent the UK at a ceremony in Belgium marking the Centenary of the start of the First World War.
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Princes William and Harry, and Catherine Duchess of Cambridge, to mark First World War Centenary in Belgium
It’s been confirmed that Prince William, Catherine Duchess of Cambridge, and Prince Harry will be in Belgium on 4th August 2014 for events marking the Centenary of the outbreak of the First World War.
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