Claire Sadler
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Forces News reporter, presenter and content creator specialising in defence technology and innovation. Also love a bit of military history and a good story!
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Emotional scenes on the ferry taking Normandy veterans to France for the DDay 80 Commemorative events. A real honour to be here.
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The Prince of Wales has arrived for a visit to 1st Battalion The Mercian Regiment at Salisbury Plain.
It’s his first visit since becoming Colonel-in-Chief of the Regiment in the summer.
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Remembrance isn’t all about the big services. Earlier on Sword beach I met John Ferry, a Royal Engineer veteran who was piping a traditional lament. He does it every year and lays a wreath on the spot where two engineers died on DDay
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Normandy veterans have gathered in front of the Montgomery statue in Corville-Montgomery - a short distance from Sword beach - to commemorate the 80th anniversary of DDay. Organised by the Spirit of Normandy Trust.
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The Prince of Wales is meeting service personnel from 1st Battalion The Mercian Regiment at Salisbury Plain.
HRH became Colonel-in-Chief of the Regiment in August.
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HRH The Duchess of Edinburgh is in Italy for the 80th anniversary commemorations of the Battle of Monte Cassino. WW2 veteran Jack Hearn is also here at the Commonwealth War Cemetery as well as the UK Chief of the General Staff General Sir Patrick Sanders.
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The Prince of Wales has had a briefing on the work of 1st Battalion The Mercian Regiment, the Warrior Armoured Fighting Vehicle and that attack exercise he’s about to take part in on Salisbury Plain.
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The King has visited 3 Royal School of Military Engineering Regiment in Surrey and joked about being ‘let out of his cage’ as he met personnel and their families. More on
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The All Arms Pace Sticking Competition is back! The competition is underway at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.
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The Second Sea Lord has laid a wreath on the spot on HMS Victory where Lord Nelson was shot to mark Trafalgar Day.
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100 year old WW2 veteran Jack Hearn has arrived at the Commonwealth Ceremony at Cassino for the British 80th anniversary commemorations of the battle.
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Military uniforms, poppies and bowler hats in abundance at
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in London ahead of the official opening of the 95th Field of Remembrance.
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The Prince of Wales inside a Warrior Armoured Fighting Vehicle.
He’s being taken out onto Salisbury Plain for an attack exercise.
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The last Hercules of 47 Squadron has left RAF Brize Norton flown by the OC. It’s heading to Marshall Aerospace in Cambridge to be sold off along with the rest of the fleet. The end of an era 👏 👏
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The Standing With Giants installation at the British Normandy Memorial 80 years on from DDay. My grandad landed here on Gold Beach amongst the other 25-thousand men. It’s hard to imagine what they were going through. Thank you for your sacrifices.
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Army Warfighting Experiment has been taking place in Portsmouth testing out potential new kit and trialling the use of current equipment in new ways. Here a Malloy T400 drone is carrying a dummy casualty - could this be the future?
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People are gathering outside the RAF central church St Clement Danes after an appeal for people to attend the funeral of one of the last black RAF veterans of the Second World War Flt Sgt Peter Brown
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The Duchess of Edinburgh has delivered a message to those at the Commemoration on behalf of the King.
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The Chief of the Air Staff has arrived at St Clement Danes Church in Westminster for the funeral of World War 2 veteran Flt Sgt Peter Brown.
Hundreds of people have turned out to pay their last respects following an appeal for people to attend.
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French troops are rehearsing at Wellington Barracks in London for their part in the Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace on Monday.
It’s part of events to mark the 120th anniversary of the Entente Cordiale.
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‘Free nations must stand together to
oppose tyranny’ King Charles has addressed the DDay80 commemoration. ‘Those who landed here carried out their duties with a humbling sense of resolve and determination - qualities so characteristic of that wartime generation.’
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Congratulations to all the Officer Cadets commissioning at RMA Sandhurst today but special mention to Officer Cadet Princess Owowoh. I was so pleased to meet the first woman from Nigeria to go to the military academy 👏👏👏
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The first ever 100% sustainable fuel flight by the
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. The fuel is made from used cooking oil! Takes the service a bit closer to their 2040 net zero target.
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Military personnel are out in force for London Poppy Day collections at Liverpool Street Station
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Who doesn’t love a bit of Dame Vera Lynn? The Central Band of the RBL entertaining veterans and loved ones on the ferry heading to France for the DDay 80 commemorations
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A final polish before the last two Hercules fly out of RAF Brize Norton for the very last time closing their 56 years of service with the RAF.
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A small sample of the thousands of crosses in the Field of Remembrance at Westminster Abbey.
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Ajax on Salisbury Plain. This is its first physical tactical deployment. It’s an essential element of the new Deep Recce Strike Brigade Combat Team being billed as a new way of taking the fight to the enemy. More to come
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A Phantom of the Fjords. One of Norways Skjold class corvettes. Super fast and stealthy it’s hunting the Royal Navy’s P2000s as part of Exercise Tamber Shield off the Norwegian coast.
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The Princess Royal’s arrived at the Royal Logistic Corps in Aldershot to thank personnel for their part in the Queen’s funeral.
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Head of the French Army, Général d’armée Pierre SchilI represented King Charles at the Sovereign’s parade at Sandhurst to mark 120 years of the Entente Cordiale.
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The Princess Royal is meeting personnel from the Royal Corps of Signals to thank them for their part in the Queen’s funeral
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The Queen at Westminster Abbey earlier for the official opening of the Field of Remembrance. There are around 40-thousand tributes to the nation’s war dead.
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There’s a Christmas feeling at Sandhurst today! 155 Officer Cadets are commissioning as Army Officers at the Sovereign’s Parade. And the band are playing Christmas tunes! 🎄
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Joanna Lumley is at Royal Artillery Barracks in Woolwich to mark the 100,000th free meal handed out by Panas Gurkha restaurant in Lewisham for NHS workers and the homeless.
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The manufacture of the British Army’s Boxer vehicles has started in the UK. Welding of the first bit of steel took place at
@RH_BAES_Land
in Telford earlier. More to come
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Congratulations to the 200 Officer Cadets commissioning as Army Officers at Sandhurst’s Sovereign’s Parade today!
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It makes the hairs on your neck stand on end!! The Massed Bands of His Majesty’s Royal Marines practicing for a military tradition that dates back centuries. Beating Retreat on Horseguards Parade takes place next week.
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British military uniforms. I think they are the most beautiful in the world. But who is making them and what goes into these intricate designs? Nothing in my wardrobe will ever come close! More to come on
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Busy busy busy! Troops of the Household Cavalry getting the horses ready for their part in the Coronation procession!
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Thousands attended the annual AJEX parade at the Cenotaph on Whitehall in London to remember those members of the Jewish community who lost their lives in war.
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Duchess of Cornwall visits 5 Rifles for the first time since taking over as Colonel in Chief of the regiment from the Duke of Edinburgh last year.
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UK military personnel are fine tuning their part in the British ceremony to mark the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Monte Cassino. It takes place in the Commonwealth War Cemetery tomorrow.
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What happens inside these boxes? These house the cockpits for the RAF’s Reapers being flown in Iraq and Syria from
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I got to speak to a pilot flying missions there. More to come on
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I’ve been checking out the new pad of the Red Arrows. They’ve been at RAF Waddington for a week. Find out how their move from RAF Scampton has gone
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The Prince and Princess of Wales have arrived at the Army Training Centre Pirbright to meet Commonwealth troops taking part in the State Funeral of the Queen.
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Hunting the ‘enemy’ in the Norwegian fjords on Exercise Tamber Shield. Wildcat crews from 815 Naval Air Squadron hone their tactics against fast attack craft alongside their Norwegian counterparts.
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At the national launch of the Poppy Appeal in London. I’m wearing one - will you? Check out that wall of poppies!
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The battle is on for the title of Fittest Man and Woman in the British Army. The top 10 competitors in each category are going head to head in the British Army Warrior Fitness final in Winchester
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Aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales is on the move! She’s leaving Portsmouth for the US to continue F35 trials. Great atmosphere here on the Round Tower where friends and family have gathered to wave farewell.
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The Prince and Princess of Wales chatting to Canadian troops who will be taking part in the State Funeral of the Queen on Monday
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Nearly 3000 loved ones here in Portsmouth to greet HMS Prince of Wales as she returns home in time for Christmas 🎄
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The Red Arrows fly over head as part of Armed Forces Day celebrations here at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire
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Unusual scenes at Paddington Station. The most highly decorated world war 2 spy Odette Hallowes has her name adorned on a train from today. Her story is remarkable and humbling. More on
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Chatting to the
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here in London. I’m starting to feel stupid when I ask why they feel the need to come. The respect they have for her is unparalleled.
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Some early morning exercise to calm the nerves! I’m getting the inside view of final preparations at Hyde Park Barracks here in central London with the Household Cavalry
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New Zealand troops just did a traditional
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for the Prince and Princess of Wales here at the Army Training Centre Pirbright. The royal couple have been meeting Commonwealth personnel taking part in the Queen’s funeral.
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The King and Queen arriving at the British Normandy Memorial for the DDay 80 commemoration. Around 40 Normandy veterans are also here along with the Prime Minister.
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Ground Based Air Defence is an essential component of modern warfare. So it was great to see some of the latest kit being used by personnel at the GBAD expo organised by 7th Air Defence group. More to come on
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The RAF Falcons jumped from a Hercules at Cosford Air Show today. A moment in history - the last time British military personnel will jump from a C130 and its last time at an air show. The Hercules is being retired from the RAF after more than 50 years service.
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The Parachute Regiment celebrated its 80th birthday in Colchester today and the
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report and I spoke to some paratrooper legends! Happy birthday
@TheParachuteReg
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A 2 minute silence has been held at the Tower of London to mark Remembrance Day
#RemembranceDay2021
#LestWeForget
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The Princess Royal meeting personnel at the Royal Logistic Corps and hearing about the roles they played in the Queen’s funeral.
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Recognise any of these tanks or military vehicles? 🕵️♀️This is the Vehicle Conservation Centre at the Tank Museum in Bovington - totally fascinating! More to come on
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80 years ago allied troops conquered Monte Cassino. It was one of the most bloody campaigns of World War 2. Reduced to rubble by Allied bombing and artillery, the monastery on the top of the hill was finally taken by men of the 2nd Polish Corps on May 18.
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Not a bad view from on board HMS Queen Elizabeth this morning! ☀️ The aircraft carrier is due to leave HM Naval Base Portsmouth this evening for her deployment to the Norwegian and North Seas. More to come on
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Staff Sergeants Alex Rees and Charlotte Spence have beaten off the competition at Army Warrior Fitness to be named fittest man and woman in the British Army. Congratulations!
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Now in their 90s these Battle of the Atlantic veterans gather to tell their personal accounts of flying in the Swordfish during the campaign
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Can’t help but be moved by the singing of the Chelsea pensioners who’ve gathered together at the Royal Hospital Chelsea to remember the Queen in a moving Drumhead service.
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#WW2
veteran and Lancaster bomber pilot James Collie has been awarded the Legion d’Honneur. France’s highest distinction in recognition of his bravery was presented to the 97 year-old by the French ambassador in London.
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A wildcat helicopter from 815 naval Air Squadron flying over the fjords in Norway working alongside the P2000s on Exercise Tamber Shield practicing tactics for fending off fast attack craft.
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The crew of P2000 HMS BITER hunt the Norwegian Skjold Corvette in the Fjords of Norway as part of Exercise Tamber Shield.
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The largely unknown story of the Indian soldiers who camped at
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after World War 1 so they could take part in the Victory Parade is being highlighted with a silhouette installation.
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The Tommy 10k kicks off on board HMS Prince Of Wales. Not a bad spot with some pretty good views! All to raise money for the RBLI.
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How do you future proof Typhoon? And could Uncrewed Air Systems operate alongside it? BAE thinks so! I’ve been finding out more at RIAT - yes in the pouring rain! Could it be any wetter?
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The military village continues to take shape at Bodafon Fields in Llandudno ahead of Armed Forces Day tomorrow.
@ArmedForcesDay
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A Challenger 2 tank arrives at Bodafon Fields - home to the military village on
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Getting a glimpse of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee flypast! Some of the aircraft taking part in the spectacle next week are practicing over RAF Cranwell in Lincolnshire.
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Sikh soldiers on the ranges taking part in a shooting competition as part of celebrations for Holla Mohalla.
The centuries old military festival celebrates Sikh martial arts and military games.
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No messing around when it comes to tug of war! Sikh military personnel are celebrating Holla Mohalla
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Getting in a last practice before Trooping the Colour on Thursday 2nd June. 1500 troops are taking part in this Brigade Major’s Review on Horse Guards Parade
#jubilee
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Op Shader medals presented to RAF personnel at RAF Marham ahead of the final flight of the Tornado
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Visited the Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre near Loughborough today to see how they are tackling
#LongCovid
in serving personnel. More to come on
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Relatives of those who fought at Monte Cassino have been sharing their stories with me at the Commonwealth War Cemetery in Cassino which sits in the shadow of the monastery. 80 years ago today the allies took control of the mountain opening the route to Rome.
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Sovereign's Parade gets underway at Sandhurst. Officer Cadets prepare to pass out after a year of intense training.
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It’s been such an honour to be here today and to hear such great inspiring stories.
🗣️ “I spent a lot of time with my granny when I was growing up, and she always regaled me with the stories.”
Forces News spoke to Lance Sgt Dougie Warren, who brought along his grandfather’s bagpipes, which were with his relative on D-Day
#DDay80
📺 Watch here 👇
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Outside the Excel centre it’s pretty quiet - inside I bet it’s a different story as 4000 bed NHS Nightingale takes shape under military planners and prepares to take its first patients
#COVID19
#NHSNightingale
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Spectacular! The Red Arrows and Patrouille de France fly over central London
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Apache pilots get a dunking during Underwater Escape Training. They make it look too easy! More to come…
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The Royal Navy’s Ceremonial Guard has conducted its final full dress rehearsal for London’s Remembrance ceremonies at HMS Excellent’s parade ground in Portsmouth.
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Dorothea👇a WW2 veteran who turns 100 this year. An ‘extraordinary trail blazer’ according to The First Sea Lord. What a treat to interview her about her part in D Day. Look forward to catching up with her again in Normandy. 👏 👏
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👏 The Defence Secretary presenting Op Elgin medals to members of 1st Battalion Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment for their part supporting peace and stability in the Balkans.
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He’s done it! Former Royal Marine Reservist Richard Browning has smashed his own jet-suit speed record reaching 85.06 mph.
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