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The Cambridges Join Belgian Royals to Mark the Centenary of Passchendaele
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge joined Prince Charles for a two-day visit to Belgium to attend commemorations marking the centenary of the first day of Passchendaele, the third Battle of Ypres.
The Duke and Duchess arriving.
A beautiful photo of William and Kate making their way to the service.
Commemorations began this evening with a ceremony at the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial. Two hundred descendants whose ancestors are named on the gate alongside representatives from nations who fought on the Salient were also present.
King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium were there.
The third Battle of Ypres, known as Passchendaele, began in the early hours of 31st July 1917. Its primary objective was to dislodge German forces from the high ground around the city of Ypres (now Ieper) and then advance to Belgian coastal ports from where German U-boats threatened Allied shipping. Men from virtually every corner of Britain’s then Empire took part. They faced well-established enemy defences and heavy rain that turned the battlefields into a muddy quagmire. Many drowned in the thick liquid mud, it was summed up in poet Siegfried Sassoon's line "I died in hell, they called it Passchendaele". The conditions at Passchendaele are among the most enduring images of the First World War.
The offensive ended after the capture of Passchendaele village by Canadian forces on 10th November. By the battle’s end, the Allied forces had advanced a mere eight kilometres. The human cost was appalling – an estimated 500,000 men on both sides had been killed, wounded, were captured or missing.
The BBC are televising events. Claire Popplewell, Editor of BBC Events said:
'One hundred years on the name Passchendaele remains synonymous with the inhuman conditions and bloody ferocity of one of the First World War's most horrific battles.'
They will hear the Last Post, which has been played at the gate by a bugler almost every evening since 1928. The sounding of the bugle call remembers all the men who fought and fell fighting for the restoration of peace around Ypres during the First World War.
The Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing is dedicated to the British and Commonwealth soldiers who were killed in the Ypres Salient of World War I and whose graves are unknown. The memorial is located at the eastern exit of the town and marks the starting point for one of the main roads out of the town that led Allied soldiers to the front line. It was unveiled in 1927.
One of the panels of names of the missing dead.
Over 54 thousand poppies fell, one for every name on the Menin Gate.
Later, William and Kate will visit the Market Square in Ypres for an event that will tell the story of the four years of war on the Salient with performances and music set to a backdrop of light projections onto the historic Cloth Hall. Highlights of the evening will include performances by Dame Helen Mirren, the cast of The Wipers Times introduced by Ian Hislop, a tri-service orchestra and the voices of the National Youth Choir of Scotland and a specially written extract from War Horse narrated by Michael Morpurgo,
You might recognise the name Michael Morpurgo? Children’s author Michael and his wife Clare founded Farms for City Children at Nethercott House in Devon in 1976. The Duchess visited their Gloucestershire farm in May.
The Duchess looked elegant in the Alexander McQueen cream coatdress first worn for Princess Charlotte's christening two years ago. The fit-and-flare design features wide winged lapels and a fitted, tailored bodice.
The Duchess wearing the piece at Charlotte's christening.
Kate's choice of hat was also previously worn for Trooping the Colour. It's the £895 Lock & Co Marisabel hat. It was described as 'A piece that has been hand crafted by Sylvia Fletcher, Lock & Co.'s leading milliner. The hat has been sculpted using sinamay and then finished with a curled feather in a matching tone.'
Kate carried her new Anne Grand-Clement clutch.
The Duchess accessorised with her Balenciaga pearl earrings and pearl brooch (Kate clearly raided her Trooping wardrobe, the brooch was worn to the 2014 event).
**This post will be updated throughout the evening**
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