A very Happy Birthday to HRH The Prince of Wales from everyone in the
@FalklandsGov
London office. During his time in the military, Prince William served as a search and rescue helicopter pilot, in the Falkland Islands for three months. 🇬🇧🤝🏻🇫🇰
@KensingtonRoyal
Fantastic message of support for the UK Overseas Territories from HRH The Duke of Cambridge at the Joint Ministerial Council & great that he took the time to meet with our young people, including Nikki Wilks from the Falklands.
#Falklands
#JMC2021
@RoyalFamily
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@KensingtonRoyal
We were delighted that HRH The Duke of Edinburgh took time to come and engage with the Overseas Territories at this week's Joint Ministerial Council; a clear demonstration of the commitment of His Majesty to the OTs.
#Falklands
#JMC2023
@RoyalFamily
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@FalklandsGov
I was pleased to read that HRH The Princess of Wales is recovering at home and making good progress. Everyone in the
@FalklandsGov
London office sends her their best wishes and hopes she makes a full recovery soon.
@RoyalFamily
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@KensingtonRoyal
On this day in 1982, Argentina illegally invaded and occupied the Falkland Islands. Today, we remember all those members of the Falkland Islands Defence Force and Naval Party 8901 who bravely fought to defend the Islands on that evening.
#Falklands
Following the destruction of the last landmines, Yorke Bay, fenced off for 38 years, can now be enjoyed by Islanders and visitors to the Falklands!
#MineFreeFalklands
#Falklands
The thoughts and prayers of everyone in the
@FalklandsGov
London office are with the family of Lady Hunt, wife of the former Governor of the Falkland Islands Sir Rex Hunt CMG, who passed away recently.
Happy birthday to HRH The Princess Royal from everyone in the
@FalklandsGov
London office. HRH has made three visits to the Falkland Islands, most recently in 2016.
#PrincessRoyal
@RoyalFamily
As Liberation Day 2024 draws to a close, I am enjoying a gin and tonic, made with Liberation Day gin, produced in the Islands! We only drink this once a year.
#Falklands
#LiberationDay
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1/ Young people play a vital role in protecting our environment.
Speaking with Overseas Territories at the Joint Ministerial Council, its clear what environmental challenges their communities face & how new solutions can help to protect these extraordinary natural environments.
Wonderful service at
@StPaulsLondon
, attended by HRH The Princess Royal and Vice-Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, to mark the 40th anniversary of the departure of the Task Force, sent to liberate the Falkland Islands.
#Falklands40th
📸St Paul's Cathedral
@RoyalFamily
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@FalklandsGov
Today, the Falkland Islands marks Margaret Thatcher Day, commemorating the day she first visited the Islands in 1983 and was awarded the freedom of the Falklands. This morning I went and laid flowers on Lady Thatcher's grave.
#MargaretThatcherDay
@FalklandsGov
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@PenguinNewsFI
Today, at midday in the Falkland Islands, the death of HRH The Duke of Edinburgh was marked by a 21-gun salute on Victory Green in Stanley.
#DukeofEdinburgh
#PrincePhilip
Congratulations to Major Daniel Biggs who has been sworn in by Her Excellency the Governor as the new Officer Commanding the Falkland Islands Defence Force, replacing Major Justin McPhee who retired in June 2023, after many years service.
#Falklands
Everyone in the
@FalklandsGov
London Office sends our very best wishes to The King and Queen, on this, the first anniversary of their Coronation. 👑
How did the Falkland Islands mark the Coronation? Follow this 🧵to find out! 🇫🇰🇬🇧
@RoyalFamily
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@KensingtonRoyal
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@GHFalklands
👑 Today marks the first anniversary of The King and Queen’s Coronation in
@wabbey
.
As well as the service itself, the Coronation Weekend saw a carriage procession through central London, a fly-past, a Royal Salute by 4,000 troops in the gardens of Buckingham Palace, a
Today, I joined Tom Herring, Chairman of
@SAMA82office
to lay a wreath at the Cenotaph, ahead of
#LiberationDay
on Sunday. We will never forget those who liberated the Falkland Islands in 1982, especially those who lost their lives.
#WeWillRememberThem
At this evening's
@PoppyLegion
Festival of Remembrance, a new generation of Falkland Islanders thanked those who liberated the Islands 40 years ago. They know the opportunities they have are because of the sacrifices made on their behalf.
#Falklands
@SAMA82office
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@FalklandsGov
Throughout history, Falkland Islanders have fought for their right to self-determination. Today,
@FIAssembly
members,
@teslynbark
and
@gav424
, continued that fight when they addressed the
@UN
. All we ask of others is that they respect that right, after all self-determination is a
Today, veterans and Falkland Islanders will gather at the Welsh Guards Memorial to remember those from Wales who gave their lives in the liberation of the Falkland Islands.
#Falklands
#WeWillRememberThem
#StDavidsDay
#Wales
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This photograph was taken yesterday. 38 years after the Falklands Conflict ended, the work to clear the minefields continues. The deminers have done a fantastic job in undertaking this dangerous work.
@SafeLaneGlobal
#Falklands
The right to self-determination is a fundamental right enshrined in article one, paragraph two of the Charter of the
@UN
. Today, speaking at the UN, members of the
@FIAssembly
,
@teslynbark
and
@gav424
made the passionate case for Falkland Islanders' right to self-determination.
Statement from
@teslynbark
, Deputy Chair of the Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly, in response to a declaration agreed at the European Union and the Community of Latin American and the Caribbean states earlier this week.
#Falklands
#SelfDetermination
On the eve of his Coronation, HM The King spoke with member of the Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly,
@teslynbark
, at a reception in Buckingham Palace.
#Falklands
#Coronation
Honoured to speak with the elected representatives of the Falkland Islands today about our partnership and shared priorities.
The UK will always defend the Islanders' democratic rights to decide their own future.
🇬🇧🤝🇫🇰
A very Happy Birthday to HRH The Princess Royal, from everyone in the
@FalklandsGov
London office. HRH has visited the Falklands on a number of occasions and this year has supported a range of events marking the 40th anniversary of the liberation of the Islands.
@RoyalFamily
We will be forever grateful to those who set sail to libertate the Falkland Islands, and will always remember those who did not return.
#Falklands
#FromTheSeaFreedom
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@SAMA82office
On this day in 1982, the Falklands task force sailed on Thatcher’s orders to liberate the islands.
Today, because of those who sailed in that armada the Falklands remain forever British, and it’s in the shadow of their legacy that our Armed Forces continue to defend the islands.
Following a 14 day quarantine period,
@AirborneMedics
have begun their work at the King Edward Memorial Hospital in Stanley, providing further medical support for the whole population of the Falkland Islands. Good luck & thank you!
#COVID19
#Falklands
Picture: Copyright
#BFSAI
The Southbound
@AirTanker
Airbridge successfully landed at MPC yesterday, bringing home a significant number of Islanders and essential supplies and medicine for the Islands. Thank you to everyone at
#BFSAI
!
@DefenceHQ
@RoyalAirForce
#Falklands
#COVID19
Pictures: Copyright BFSAI
Happy 100th Birthday to Falkland Islander, Clara McKay.
Clara has worked as a maid, a travelling teacher, and a shepherd of 1,000 sheep. She lived through five UK monarchs, 25 UK Prime Ministers, and 24 Governors of the Falkland Islands. 🥂🎂🥳
On 13 June 1982, Craftsman Alex Shaw, attached to 3 Para, was killed on Mt. Longdon. Today, I presented his former school,
@lodgeparkacad
, with a Falkland Islands flag. The school is rightly proud of Alex and wants today's pupils to understand his sacrifice. 🇫🇰
@SAMA82office
Today, we remember all who died in the liberation of the Falkland Islands. I was honoured to join Tom Herring, Chair of
@SAMA82office
, and former FIDF CO, Justin McPhee MBE, in laying flowers at the South Atlantic Memorial in
@StPaulsLondon
.
#LiberationDay
#FromTheSeaFreedom
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As we approach Armistice Day and Remembrance Sunday, we remember those from the Falkland Islands, who fought and died in two world wars, and all who fought and died in the liberation of the Falkland Islands in 1982. We will remember them.
#RemembranceSunday
#ArmisticeDay
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On Saturday, member of the Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly, Roger Spink MLA, was interviewed on
@GBNEWS
regarding Falkland Islanders' right to self-determination and our right for the Islands to be called by the correct name.
#Falklands
#SelfDetermination
It was an honour to represent
@FalklandsGov
at the funeral of Lady Hunt, wife of former Falkland Islands Governor Sir Rex Hunt. Islanders will be forever grateful for the significant contribution they both made to the Falkland Islands.
April 7th in the
#Falklands
. Residents are now required to drive on the opposite side of the road, with painted arrows to remind them. Most either ignore it or drive straight down the middle, although they have fun making misleading arrows to confuse and baffle the invaders.
Very sorry to learn of the death of "Sharkey" Ward. This picture, signed by "Sharkey" hangs in our dining room. Thoughts and prayers with his friends and family at this time.
#Falklands
#WeWillRememberThem
@SAMA82office
@TheParachuteReg
Today, I presented a Falklands flag to
@lodgeparkacad
, in honour of their former pupil, Craftsman Alex Shaw, attached to 3 Para and killed on Mt. Longdon on 13 June.
What a lovely photograph. It is a wonderful legacy that many of the brave Zimbabwean deminers chose to stay and make a new life for them and their families in the Falkland Islands.
Photo du Jour: Foreign Secretary Lord David Cameron meets a Zimbabwean de-mining team at Gypsy Cove on the Falkland Islands where they now live. By Stefan Rousseau/PA
Did you know that there are 163 Chilean people living in the Falkland Islands and that we mark Chilean Independence Day and enjoy Chilean food and culture? 🇫🇰🇨🇱
#Falklands
#Chile
@UKinChile
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@Chile_in_the_UK
Happy
#StDavidsDay
! The Falkland Islands have a growing Welsh population and historic links to Wales. Many Welsh people gave their lives in the liberation of the Falkland Islands in 1982, for which we shall be forever grateful.
#Falklands
#Wales
🇫🇰🤝🏻🏴
To mark Margaret Thatcher Day, this morning, on behalf of the people and government of the Falkland Islands, I laid flowers on the grave of Baroness Thatcher.
#Falklands
#Falklands40th
#ThatcherDay