HISTORICAL FACTS: 18 | History Defined

Duchess of Edinburgh attends dawn service at Hyde Park to remember brave Anzacs

Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh joined Australians and New Zealanders for a dawn service at the Australian War Memorial

Evening Standard · Apr 25, 2025

King pays special tribute to Australian and New Zealand forces on Anzac Day

The Princess Royal will attend a dawn service for the Australian and New Zealand troops who fell in Gallipoli in north-west Turkey in 1915.

Evening Standard · Apr 24, 2025

Anne visits grave of British officer honoured with VC for Gallipoli gallantry

Lieutenant Colonel Charles Doughty-Wylie is buried where he was killed by a sniper after leading a successful beach landing in April 1915.

The Independent UK · Apr 24, 2025

Controversial statue outside BBC headquarters now back on display

The statue has been on display at Broadcasting House since the early 1930s

The Independent UK · Apr 9, 2025

Sculpture by artist who sexually abused his daughters goes back on display outside BBC headquarters

The sculpture depicts Prospero and Ariel from William Shakespeare’s play The Tempest.

Evening Standard · Apr 9, 2025

Just Stop Oil protesters deny criminal damage after latex poured on Tesla robot

Nigel Fleming, 63, and Catherine Nash, 74, denied causing £2,696.40 in criminal damage after the incident at a Westfield Tesla store.

Evening Standard · Apr 8, 2025

In Pictures: Never too early for Easter eggs at London Zoo

Asiatic lions, meerkats and ring-tailed lemurs tore into papier-mache eggs containing food treats.

Evening Standard · Apr 8, 2025

Val Kilmer: Hollywood star revered for roles in Top Gun and Batman

The US actor was also known for his portrayal of Jim Morrison in 1991 film The Doors.

Evening Standard · Apr 2, 2025

Camilla admires ‘lovely’ Easter egg in first outing since Charles’s hospitalisation

Queen Camilla has admired a giant decorated egg installed outside Buckingham Palace as part of a city-wide Easter egg hunt for charity.

The Independent UK · Apr 1, 2025

Queen praises ‘wonderful’ large Easter egg installed at Buckingham Palace

The blue and gold-painted Green Man Humpty Dumpty Egg is one of 123 painted eggs scattered in a charity trail across the capital.

Evening Standard · Apr 1, 2025