Queen Elizabeth II and SSAFA

SSAFA, the Armed forces charity, provides welfare and wellbeing assistance to our Forces and their families. This is a charity which the late Queen Elizabeth II supported from the very start of her reign, taking her father’s place as Patron upon his death in 1952.

In recent years, even when Her Late Majesty was reducing her workload, she remained as Patron of SSAFA, actively supporting their work and retaining a keen interest in the people and families they helped.

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We Will Remember Them – The Designs

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The 2021 We Will Remember Them Gold Sovereign Range has been released to pay tribute to the ordinary ranks of the British armed forces who served in the Second World War.

In this blog we will take a brief look at the war medal and the different divisions of the military that have inspired the beautiful designs that adorn these world’s first sovereigns.

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The 2021 We Will Remember Them Gold Sovereign Range

we will remember them gold sovereign range

On Remembrance Day each year, Britain comes together to honour and remember all those who sacrificed their lives in the defence of our country.

With each passing year, the number of men and women who served on land, sea, and air becomes ever fewer. With this in mind our latest sovereign range does not look at just an individual, or an event, but is instead a tribute to everyone who served in the British Armed Forces during World War Two. We present The 2021 We Will Remember Them Gold Sovereign Range.

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The 2020 Unknown Warrior 100th Anniversary Gold Sovereign Range

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This year, we mark a very solemn centenary; on the 11th of November it will be the 100th anniversary of the laying to rest of the Unknown Warrior in Westminster Abbey.

The nature and scale of the First World War was unlike anything that had been seen before. Large numbers of soldiers fell in the service of their country and have no known grave. To honour these men, and to ensure their sacrifice would be forever remembered, an unidentified British soldier from the battlefields in France was buried in Westminster Abbey, to represent all those who fell in battle and had no proper burial.

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