Parliament hosts Princess Royal in tribute to Falklands veterans
The Princess Royal was welcomed to Parliament and hosted by House of Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle for a special ceremony on 7 June to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Falkland Islands conflict.
Organised by MPs James Gray and Derek Twigg, chairs of the All-Party Parliamentary Groups for the Armed Forces and the Falkland Islands, the Beating Retreat event was also attended by Boris Johnson.
Sir Lindsay said the occasion, involving a pageant in New Palace Yard and a Speaker’s House reception, was a “magnificent tribute to the veterans, their families and those who perished in the campaign to liberate this important British
Overseas Territory”.