![]() ![]() ![]() It was not until 1971 that the British Legion were permitted to use the prefix ‘royal’, following a Royal Charter bestowed to the organisation on. Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance, 2007 ©Chris Christodoulou Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance Her Majesty the Queen regularly attends this annual national event, for which, as for every visit of a monarch, the ceremonial ‘hammercloth’ is draped on the front of the Royal Box. Our Patron Her Majesty the Queen made her first visit to the Hall aged 26, following her accession to the throne, on 8 November 1952 for the British Legion Festival of Remembrance. ![]() The British Legion’s Festival of Remembrance, 1937 British Legion Festival of Remembrance The event ended with a service that has now become familiar, featuring The Last Post and ending in God Save the King/Queen. In 1927 the concert was simply renamed the ‘ Remembrance Festival’ and featured community songs including Pack up Your Troubles, Take Me Back to Dear Old Blighty, and Tipperary. Remembrance Festival, 1928 Remembrance Festival In Memory 1914-1918 – A Cenotaph In Sound, in aid of The British Legion, Field Marshal Earl Haig’s Appeal for Ex-Service Men of all Ranks, 1923įoulds’ World Requiem was was performed at each successive annual concert until 1926, advertised as ‘a festival of faith, not of victory’. A royal delegate including HRH The Prince of Wales was in attendance to hear John Foulds’ new composition, A World Requiem: A Cenotaph in Sound, performed by a chorus and orchestra. The very first ‘Festival of Remembrance’ was called In Memory 1914-1918 – A Cenotaph In Sound, in aid of The British Legion, Field Marshal Earl Haig’s Appeal for Ex-Service Men of all Ranks, and was held on 11 November 1923. The Festival has been broadcast on BBC radio since 1927, and has become a popular televised event on BBC One each year. The Festival of Remembrance, held in honour of those who have given their lives in the service of their country, has been marked at the Royal Albert Hall annually since 1923. ![]()
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