The Queen's tears for the fallen: Her Majesty makes a rare
display of emotion as she joins wounded veterans and families at the National
Memorial Arboretum
.Monarch, 90, unveiled memorial to Duke of Lancaster's
Regiment
.Wore elegant blue coat and matching floral trimmed hat
.Heraldic 'Lion of England bronze memorial commemorates the
fallen
.Also laid a wreath marking the regiment's sacrifice
By SIOFRA BRENNAN FOR BE INFORMED ONLINE
PUBLISHED: 12:17 GMT, 17 May 2016 | UPDATED: 12:41 GMT, 17
May 2016
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Her Majesty, 90, was seen wiping away tears during a service
for soldiers killed while serving in the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment at the
National Memorial Arboretum in Alrewas, Staffordshire
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The Queen is not known to display emotion in public on a
regular basis.
In fact, the only time she has cried publicly before was
when the Royal Yacht Britannia was decommissioned in 1997.
Family and friends of fallen service personnel also attended
the ceremony at the National Memorial Arboretum where the Queen unveiled a
bronze lion memorial.
To begin with she was in typically good spirits as she
arrived at the Arboretum in an elegant blue coat with a matching floral trimmed
hat.
As always she was perfectly co-ordinated with a blue and
white floral dress underneath
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The emotional moment was a departure from the monarch's
normally composed public personal
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The Queen joined wounded veterans today to unveil a memorial
paying tribute to soldiers killed while serving in the Duke of Lancaster's
Regiment at the National Memorial Arboretum in Alrewas, Staffordshire
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The Queen joined members of the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment
in song at the ceremony
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The Queen during a service at the National Memorial
Arboretum in Alrewas, Staffordshire
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As well as unveiling the memorial, featuring a lion cast in
bronze, the Queen laid a wreath marking the regiment's sacrifice.
The Queen, the Colonel-in-Chief of the regiment, also met
officers from the regiment at the 150-acre arboretum, operated by the Royal
British Legion.
The new bronze memorial, a heraldic 'Lion of England', will
commemorate those who have died whilst serving with the Regiment since its
formation.
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The new bronze memorial, a heraldic 'Lion of England',
commemorates those who have died whilst serving with the Regiment since its
formation
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The Queen looked in typically good spirits as she chatted
with assembled guests
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She may have recently celebrated her 90th birthday but the
Queen is as energetic as ever
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The National Memorial Arboretum is the UK's year-round
centre of Remembrance; a place which honours the fallen, recognises service and
sacrifice, and fosters pride in the UK.
It is a living and lasting memorial with more than 300
dedicated memorials across the 150 acre site.
The Arboretum was opened by the Duchess of Kent in 2001 in
the presence of more than 1,000 veterans.
The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment which recruits in
North-West England, was formed in 2006 after an amalgamation of the King's Own
Royal Border Regiment, the King's Regiment, and the Queen's Lancashire
Regiment.
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The monarch was perfectly co-ordinated in a blue hat and
coat with a matching floral dress
|
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As well as unveiling the memorial, featuring a lion cast in
bronze, the Queen laid a wreath marking the regiment's sacrifice
|
 |
The new bronze memorial, a heraldic 'Lion of England', will
commemorate those who have died whilst serving with the Regiment since its
formation
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This morning's engagement proves that the Queen is showing
little sign of slowing down, despite recently reaching her 90th birthday.
It was announced that the monarch would be passing on some
of her royal patronages to younger family members to share her workload.
However, she continues to be as active as ever with official
engagements most days of the week.
On Sunday she enjoyed yet another celebration of her
birthday at Windsor Castle, with an extravagant concert documenting her life.
Pop stars such as Kylie and James Blunt performed at the
event, which was based around the Queen's horses.
More than a thousands of performers and 900 horses took part
in the spectacular show in the castle grounds, with her daughter Princess Anne
and granddaughters Lady Louise and Zara Tindall appearing on horseback during
the spectacle.
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