Queen Camilla Releases Rare Personal Statement—and Ends it with Her Unique Signature
Buckingham Palace Shares Striking New Portrait of the King and Queen—But I Can't Get Over What's Around Charles's Neck
Along with black-and-white archival photos of heavy machinery grounded on British shores, Queen Camilla shares a strikingly emotional narrative:
"Today and together with the nation, The King and I would like to remember the unprecedented civilian war effort of Operation Dynamo on its 85th Anniversary. Over nine days, an eclectic collection of seafarers, ferry masters, barge hands, fishermen, and children, with their Little Ships, achieved the great evacuation of more than 338,000 troops who were fighting with their backs to the sea at Dunkirk."
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"My father, who was amongst their number and safely transported home 85 years ago today, recalled wading out to a cement ship to find refuge and rest in its wheel-house. He noted in his memoirs that 'The ship was commanded by a midshipman who looked about twelve, assisted by a boatswain, aged eighty.'"
Queen Camilla concludes her statement by expressing her conviction that her father, his fellow service members and allied forces would today be "grateful beyond words" for this daring and historic rescue. (Interestingly, King Charles previously awarded a CBE, or Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, to film director Christopher Nolan, whose 2017 film Dunkirk dramatized the evacuation.)
The Queen signs her statement in a new and perfectly fitting way. She uses her recent royal title "R," which stands for The Rifles group. Back in 2020, the royal was appointed as the new Colonel-in-Chief of 'The Rifles,' taking over the role from the late Prince Philip, who held the position since 2007. In a commemoration of civilians and troops working together to save Britain, Queen Camilla's nod to the Rifles is right on target for her nation and the world.
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