D-Day 75 brought thousands of visitors to Portsmouth and the Queens Hotel in Southsea recorded its busiest week yet under its new management. Owner Farid Yeganeh said the week of commemorations had brought a real boost for the hotel which is currently undergoing a multi-million-pound refurbishment. Portsmouth was the focus for global media attention as veterans, world leaders including the President of … Read More
Queens Hotel’s D-Day tribute in Southsea
Queens Hotel marks D-Day in style: Residents are invited to go and see the Queens Hotel mark the 75th anniversary of D-Day with a stylish, patriotic salute to veterans. On Wednesday June 5 from 9.30pm you can see the Queens Hotel in Southsea as you have never seen her before, when she is lit-up to honour the D-Day veterans. The hotel in … Read More
Tell them: pike
One of the most evocative items from the wartime Home Guard is to go on display at the Tank Museum in Dorset – a pike. The homemade weapon was issued to eccentric WW1 veteran Percy Hobart, who would go on to have a major impact in the success of D-Day. But at the time was in the Home Guard