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Collingham & District

General Meeting

Event type: Meeting
Date: 22nd July 2026
Time: 2:00 pm
Venue: Memorial Hall

On parade-State Funerals and Coronations. A unique insight into how large scale ceremonial events of recent years were put together by the Principal Director of Music for the Royal Air Force.

Presented by Piers Morrell OBE MVO.

The RAF on its 100th Birthday held a Parade to celebrate. A service at westminster Abbey, strteet lining and parade down the Mall and a Ceremony at Buckingham palace. Further celebrations were held at Horseguards later in the day. A team of 25 photographers captured images and video throughout the day. All imagery was ingested into single point the Press Information Centre (PIC) all organised by Flight Sergeant Jez Doak. Imagery was disseminated to all social media platforms to show the greater public the spectacle.