| Performance Title | Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance 1984 [Private] |
| Performance Date | 10 November 1984 |
| Performance Day | Saturday |
| Performance Time | 19:00 |
| Main Performers | Rt. Rev. and Rt. Hon. Gerald A Ellison,
Rt. Rev. Monsignor Ronald Brown, Royal Navy, representing the Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster,
Rev. Kenneth Slack MBE, Past Moderator of the Free Church Federal Council,
General Sir Patrick Howard-Dobson, Unit, RAF Chessington - speakers
Veterans of the Great War,
Normandy Veterans,
The Royal Navy,
The Royal Marines,
Queen Alexandra's Royal Naval Nursing Service,
Women's Royal Naval Service,
The Royal Naval Reserve,
The Royal Marine Reserve,
Royal Fleet Auxiliary,
Royal Naval Auxiliary Service, Merchant Navy,
The Army,
Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps,
Women's Royal Army Corps,
The Territorial Army ,
The Royal Air Force (RAF),
The Royal Air Force (RAF) Regiment,
Princess Mary's Royal Air Force (RAF) Nursing Service,
Women's Royal Air Force (RAF),
The Royal Auxiliary Air Force,
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve,
The Royal Observer Corps,
St. John Ambulance Association and Brigade,
The St. Andrew's Ambulance Association,
The British Red Cross Society,
HM Coastguard,
The Fire Brigade,
The Police,
The Legion of Frontiersmen of the Commonwealth,
In-Pensioners of the Royal Hospital,Chelsea,
Queen's Colour Squadron, RAF,
Princess Marina College Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers,
The Royal Naval Display Team, HMS Excellent
Moira Anderson - vocal,
John Scott,
Michael Fleming - organ |
| Orchestra or Band | Bands of the Guards Division,
Trumpeters of the Household Cavalry,
Surbiton Royal British Legion Youth Marching Band and Corps of Drums,
West Kingsdown Royal British Legionettes,
Western Band of the RAF,
2nd Battalion the Royal Irish Rangers Band, Bugles, Pipes and Drums,
Band of HM Royal Marines Commander-in-Chief Fleet |
| Choirs | The Choristers of Southwark Cathedral |
| Conductors | Lt.-Colonel R A Ridings,
Flight-Lt. F Ashford,
Captain T Whealing |
| Set List | Community Singing (Surbiton RBL Youth Marching Band and Corps of Drums, West Kingsdown Royal British Legionettes, Moira Anderson):
Love to Go Awandering',
'Roses Are Shining in Picardy', F E Weatherly,
'It's a Long Way to Tipperary',
'Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit-Bag',
'Wish Me Luck, As You Wave Me Good-Bye', Harry Parr-Davies, Phil Park
'When You Walk Through A Storm',
Royal Fanfare (State Trumpeters),
'God Save the Queen' (The National Anthem),
'Linden Lea', Vaughan Williams, arr. Alec Rowley (The Choristers of Southwark Cathedral, John Scott),
The Muster - representative standards,
A Marching and Drill Display (Queen's Colour Squadron, RAF, Western Band of the RAF),
2nd Battalion the Royal Irish Rangers Band, Bugles, Pipes and Drums,
Log Display Team (Princess Marina College Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers),
Band of HM Royal Marines Commander-in-Chief Fleet,
Mast Manning (Royal Naval Display Team, HMS Excellent),
'Sunset' (Band of HM Royal Marines Commander-in-Chief, Fleet),
Service,
Procession
'Come, Ye Faithful, Raise the Anthem',
The Thanksgiving (Monsignor R Brown),
The Prayers (Rev. Dr K Slack),
'Saviour, Again To Thy Dear Name We Raise',
Remembrance (Dr Ellison),
The Last Post,
The Act of Remembrance (General Sir Patrick Howard-Dobson),
Silence - poppy drop,
Reveille,
'O Lord of Life, Whose Power Sustains',
Recession,
'God Save the Queen' (The National Anthem) |
| Royal Presence | HM Queen Elizabeth II,
HRH Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh,
HM Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother,
HRH Princess Anne The Princess Royal,
HRH Prince Charles The Prince of Wales,
HRH Princess Diana The Princes of Wales,
HRH Princess Alexandra,
HRH The Duchess of Gloucester,
HRH The Duke Gloucester,
HRH Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester,
HRH Princess Michael of Kent |
| Performance Notes | Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was in attendance.
The Hon. Mary Morrison, Major-General Michael Palmer, Major Hugh Lindsay, Ruth Lady Fermoy and Major Sir Ralph Anstruther were in attendance. |
| Related Archival Material | Programme (RAHE/1/1984/117) |
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| Code | Name of Performer(s) |
| DS/UK/3143 | Queen Elizabeth II; Queen; Elizabeth Alexandra Mary (21 April 1926-8 September 2022); Queen of the British Isles, Constitutional Monarch of the Commonwealth, Supreme Governor of the Church of England, Defender of the Faith |
| DS/UK/2597 | The Duke of Edinburgh; Prince Philip (1921-2021); British royal family member, consort to Queen Elizabeth II |
| DS/UK/1368 | Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother (1900-2002); HM; British Queen consort of King George VI |
| DS/UK/8943 | Princess Anne, The Princess Royal; Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise (1950-); British royal family member |
| DS/UK/3467 | HRH Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester, (née Alice Christabel Montagu Douglas Scott) (1901-2004); CI GCStJ GCB GBE GCVO; British royal family member |
| DS/UK/8936 | Duchess of Gloucester; Birgitte (1946-); Danish-born wife of Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester |
| DS/UK/8937 | Princess Alexandra The Honourable Lady Ogilvy (1936-); British royal family |
| DS/UK/8942 | Princess Michael of Kent (1945-); British royal family member |
| DS/UK/10521 | Anderson; Moira (5 June 1938); OBE; Scottish singer |
| DS/UK/17393 | Band of Guards Division; 1968-; British Army unit band |