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Performance TitleRoyal British Legion (RBL) Festival of Remembrance 2022 [Private]
Performance Date12 November 2022
Performance DaySaturday
Performance Time19:00
Main PerformersAndrea Bocelli,
Matteo Bocelli,
Virginia Bocelli,
Hannah Waddingham,
Marisha Wallace,
Luke Evans - vocals

Stan Ford (Navy veteran),
John Nichol (RAF veteran),
Staff Sergeant Felicia Watkinson (Army),
Sulle Alhaji,
Russell Craig,
Andy Lawless,
Right Reverend and Right Honourable Dame Sarah Mullally DBE, Lord Bishop of London,
Shona McGarty,
Jaspreet Kaur - speakers

Pipe Major Stepehn Bennett (Scots Guards) - bagpipes

Peter Crompton - organ
Secondary PerformersCadet Banner Bearers:
Sea Cadet Corps Banner,
Combined Cadet Corps Banner,
Army Cadet Force Banner,
Air Training Corps Banner

Ex-Service Associations' Standard Bearers:
Royal Navy Association,
Royal Air Force Association,
Royal Marines Association,
Royal Ulster Constabilary GC Foundation,
REME Association,
Aircraft Handlers Association,
Aden Veterans Association,
West Indian Association of Ex-Service Personnel (WASP)

Brigadier Justin Stenhouse,
Captain Dmytro Donskoi (Ukkrainian Defence and Air Attache)

Swing dancers

Chelsea Pensioners (16)
Orchestra or BandThe Orchestra of the Household Division,
The Countess of Wessex's String Orchestra,
String Ensemble of the Royal Marines Band Service,
The Royal Air Force (RAF) Salon Orchestra (Squadronaires)
ChoirsBach Choir,
Fourth Choir
ConductorsLieutenant Colonel David Barringer MBE
Set ListEntrance of Royals,
Royal Fanfare,
Banner and Standard Bearers - 'I Vow To Thee, My Country' (Luke Evans, Combined Bands of HM Armed Forces),
Welcome (Huw Edwards),
Video - Tribute to HM Queen Elizabeth II (Stan Ford, John Nichol, Staff Sergeant Felicia Watkinson),
Procession - Representatives or the Armed Services, veterans, voluntary institutions and beareaved familes) - 'I Vow To Thee My Country' (Combined Bands of HM Armed Forces),
Video - Military Contribution to the State Funeral of HM Queen Elizabeth II,
Intro (Huw Edwards),
Entry of the Chelsea Pensioners,
Intro (Huw Edwards),
Video - Service in Communities and the Military,
Intro (Huw Edwards),
'1940's Medley' (Hannah Waddingham, RAF Squadronaires, swing dancers),
Intro (Huw Edwards),
Video - Afghanistan War,
Entry of Bereaved Families - 'Reqieum Aeternam', Mozart (The Bach Choir, The Orchestra of the Household Division),
'The Greatest Gift' (A Bocelli, M Bocelli, V Bocelli, The Orchestra of the Household Division, The Fourth Choir),
Intro (Huw Edwards),
Video - Falklands 40 (Sulie Alhaji, Russell Craig, Andy Lawless),
'The Crags of Tumbledown' (Pipe Major Stephen Bennett),
Marching - 'San Carlos' (Band of HM’s Royal Marines),
Marching - 'Nightingale - Drum Static' (Band of HM’s Royal Marines),
Video - Falklands 40 - Falkland Islanders give thanks to those who liberated their homeland (Dr Sally Simmons, Father Alf Hayes, Mary Fowler),
Marching - 'Corporate' (Band of HM’s Royal Marines),
Video - NHS Service to the UK,
Drum Laying - 'Wind Beneath My Wings' (Marisha Wallace),
Muster (MWS Collingwood, HMS Drake, RNAS Culdrose, 824 Naval Air Squadron, HMS Collingwood WTG, RNAS Yeovilton, HMS Vengeance, HMS Agamemnon, HMS Prince of Wales, Royal Navy Police Headquarters (East), Royal Naval Police Headquarters (West), CMRRSUNE, WETG, HMNB Portsmouth, HMS Nelson, P and T Nelson UPO, HMS Collingwood Victory Squadron, HMS Raleigh, HMS Ambush, HMNB Clyde, HMNB Clyde – Faslane, HMS Temeraire, HMNB Devonport),
Video - Conflict in Ukraine

Service
Procession of the Book of Remembrance (Brigadier Justin Stenhouse, Captain Dmytro Donskoi, military personnel assisting the conflict in Ukraine),
'Jeruslaem', H Parry (Peter Compton, ensemble, audience),
The Bidding Prayer, The Multifaith Prayer and The Lord's Prayer (Dame Sarah Mullally),
The Moment (Jaspreet Kaur),
'Hallelujah' (Shona McGarty, The Fourth Choir, Combined Bands of HM Armed Forces),
The Act of Remembrance (Dame Sarah Mullally),
The Last Post,
Poppy Petal Drop,
Fanfare,
Lest We Forget,
'The Sunset in the Western Sky' (The Fourth Choir),
Blessing (Dame Sarah Mullally),
'God Save the King' (The National Anthem),
Three Cheers for HM The King (Muster),
Departure of Royals and Recession
Royal PresenceHM King Charles III,
HM Camilla, Queen Consort,
HRH Prince William, The Prince of Wales,
HRH Catherine, The Princess of Wales,
HRH Princess Anne, The Princess Royal,
Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence,
HRH Prince Edward, The Earl of Wessex,
HRH Sophie, The Countess of Wessex,
HRH The Duke of Gloucester,
HRH The Duchess of Gloucester,
HRH Prince Edward, Duke of Kent,
HRH Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy
Performance NotesFor the first time since his accession to the throne, HM King Charles III, accompanied by the Queen Consort and other members of the royal family, attends the Royal British Legion's annual Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall in London.

Artists including multi award-winning tenor Andrea Bocelli with his son Matteo and daughter Virginia, Hollywood actor and singer Luke Evans, Emmy Award-winning actress and West End star Hannah Waddingham, and musical theatre sensation Marisha Wallace perform alongside the band of HM Royal Marines, the Royal Air Force Squadronaires and the Bach Choir. The conclusion of the festival will feature actress Shona McGarty alongside the Fourth Choir, together with spoken word artist Jaspreet Kaur.

This year’s event reflects upon what service means to our armed forces and also to the wider communities in this country and across the Commonwealth. The opening of the festival pays tribute to the late Queen Elizabeth II and her 70 remarkable years of service and dedication. The 40th anniversary of the Falklands War is also commemorated as we recall the events of this conflict, remembering the service and sacrifice of so many. Military personnel, past and present, will be honoured for their service and dedication in defending our freedoms and way of life. As the petals fall in the Royal Albert Hall, the festival pays tribute to all victims of war and remembers those who made the ultimate sacrifice.

The event was filmed and broadcast on television from 21:00-22:40 on BBC One and made available for streaming on BBC iPlayer.

Guests at the event included Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and wife Akshata Murthy, Sir Keir Starmer (Leader of the Opposition) and wife Victoria Starmer and former Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

The Royal party were received by Ian McCulloch, president of the Royal Albert Hall and Lieutenant General James Bashall, president of the Royal British Legion.

Virginia Bocelli was performing aged only 10 years old.
Related Archival MaterialDigital Programme,
Programme (RAHE/1/20222/113)
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Catalogue
Reference NumberTitleDate
RAHE/1/2022/113Royal British Legion (RBL) Festival of Remembrance 202212 November 2022
Work
Ref NoTitleNo of Performances
Work12724Royal British Legion (RBL) Festival of Remembrance 20222
Performers
CodeName of Performer(s)
DS/UK/22962Evans; Luke (15 April 1979); Welsh actor
DS/UK/789Bocelli; Andrea (22 September 1958); OMRI OMDSM; Italian opera singer, songwriter, and record producer
DS/UK/21385Waddingham; Hannah (1974-); English actress, singer
DS/UK/23179Wallace; Marisha (29 September 1985); American actress
DS/UK/590The Royal Marines School of Music; Band of Her Majesty's Royal Marines, Plymouth; British military band
DS/UK/357The Bach Choir; 1876-; English choir
DS/UK/2967Royal Air Force; RAF Squadronaires; 1939-; British big band
DS/UK/2499Edwards; Huw (1961-); Welsh journalist, presenter, newsreader
DS/UK/24027McGarty; Shona (1991-); English actress, singer
DS/UK/24028Kaur; Jaspreet (fl.2020s-); British spoken word artist, writer, teacher
DS/UK/24029The Fourth Choir (2013-)
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