We'll Meet Again for VE Day 75

May 8, 2020

For the first time in our 150 year history, the Royal Albert Hall will play host to a unique concert.

Mezzo Soprano Katherine Jenkins OBE will perform in an empty Royal Albert Hall in a special free online half-hour concert.

Katherine will sing wartime favourites including The White Cliffs of Dover and We’ll Meet Again; the latter performed as a virtual duet with Dame Vera Lynn. The timeless song, featuring the lyrics, ‘I know we’ll meet again some sunny day’, epitomised the emotions of the war and brought people hope and a sense of togetherness. That feeling is no truer than today, when families across the world separated from friends and family.

This concert, also featuring saxophonist Jess Gillam, will give the nation a moment to pay tribute to the fallen men and women of the Second World War and salute the country’s VE Day Veterans, many of whom are experiencing uncertainty and isolation. It is also our opportunity to thank the Armed Forces who, alongside the NHS and many others, are coming together to serve the country.

Join the nation in marking the 75th anniversary of VE Day, 6pm tonight:
You can click on the link now, enter your email address and the Royal Albert hall will send you a reminder!
https://www.royalalberthall.com/tickets/events/2020/royal-albert-home-well-meet-again-for-ve-day-75-with-katherine-jenkins-obe/

Posted by Hazel Baker. Posted In : Things to Do in London

True London Spy Stories

May 7, 2020

Have you ever wondered how much of the James Bond stories are true? We all know 007 is a fictional character but the inspiration for the stories has to come from somewhere.

During the Second World War, the James Bond author Ian Fleming was a Naval intelligence officer at the time involved in the Goldeneye operation. Goldeneye eh - seem familiar? Fleming oversaw two of the intelligence units, 30 Assault Unit and T- Force throughout the Goldeneye operations.

His wartime service experiences provid...

Posted by Hazel Baker. Posted In : Podcast

Queenhithe: Queen Matilda's Small Port

May 4, 2020

Over the last 20 years the riverfront in central London has been transformed. In many places it used to be dominated by derelict warehouses and seedy streets – not the sort of place for a pleasant stroll. How things have changed! In particular, on both the north and south banks of the Thames between Waterloo Bridge and Tower Bridge the pleasant river paths now make the regenerated river frontage accessible in most areas.

Whilst the path on the south has much of cultural interest (galleries,...
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Posted by Susan Baker, City of London Tour Guide. Posted In : City of London

The Roman London Wall: Why it Was Built

April 28, 2020

The wall is the most imposing survivor from Roman London. It can be seen to good effect at Tower Green, Cooper’s Row, and inside a car park on London Wall. At Tower Green it stands 20 feet tall, with an extra 10 feet added in the medieval period. On top of the Roman wall there was probably a walkway which would have had a crenellated breastwork and been punctuated by turrets. The wall was two miles long, making it by far the longest city wall in the province of Britannia, and it would have ...

Posted by Ian McDiarmid, City of London tour guide. Posted In : Roman London

Taking the Plunge in Greenwich Park

April 23, 2020

The remains of the house of Queen Caroline lie in the south-west corner of Greenwich Park. Easily missed, they require a degree of imagination to reconstruct what this area adjacent to what is now the wall might have looked like.

Caroline famously did not get on with her husband, George Prince of Wales who succeeded to the throne as George IV in 1820. They married in 1795 and had decided by 1796 to live apart as much as possible.

She lived in Montague House on the site from 1798 to 1813, ta...

Posted by Ian McDiarmid, City of London Tour Guide. Posted In : Georgian

John Pizer a Possible Jack the Ripper Suspect?

April 23, 2020

After Polly Nichols was murdered by Jack the Ripper on 31 August 1888, followed by Annie Chapman a few days later on 8 September, the police questioned many members of the local community asking if they knew anybody locally who showed a hatred for prostitutes, someone who might attack them, rob them or rape them.

Many people were eager to help the police catch this terrible killer and came forward with a possible suspect - John Pizer, a Polish Jew working at a boot- finisher. Being in that t...

Posted by Jenny Phillips, Jack the Ripper Tour Guide. Posted In : Jack the Ripper

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We'll Meet Again for VE Day 75

True London Spy Stories

Queenhithe: Queen Matilda's Small Port

The Roman London Wall: Why it Was Built

Taking the Plunge in Greenwich Park

John Pizer a Possible Jack the Ripper Suspect?

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