A clear drop zone allowed each piece of the tree to fall safely without risk to surrounding structures. No obstacles in the area ensured that everything could be dropped precisely where needed.

The King waves as the Royal family gathers to watch Second World War airplanes and the Red Arrows fly over the Palace - Geoff Pugh/The Telegraph ...

After the day's parade, Prince George joined his parents at a tea party for veterans, engaging with 101-year-old Royal Engineers veteran Alfred Littlefield, who served during D-Day. Prince William ...

The tree planting was part of activities ahead of the 6th Engineering Partnerships (EPC) Convention 2025. PS says government will continue to look at the policy space and how to facilitate ...

Richard Pelzer (left) and Ron Horsey (right), from Swansea, were among the first to strike the new VE Day coins New commemorative VE Day coins are set to be released to mark 80 years since the end ...

Veterans Ron Horsey, aged 98, and Richard Pelzer, 101, who are both from Swansea and served with the Royal Engineers, had a behind-the-scenes tour of the manufacturing site in South Wales and were ...

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Sir Frank also served during World War I. He joined the Royal Engineers in 1915, and in 1917 was given command of the 198th Land Drainage Company until he was wounded. After his recovery, he served as ...

The Fleet Air Arm community at Yeovilton have rallied round to help one of their own, struck down with Motor Neurone Disease. Jon Over left the Service two years ago after a 23-year career, most of it ...

Richard Thomas Pelzer, 100, from Swansea was a Royal Engineer in the Army. Black smoke emerges from the chimney in the Vatican, indicating no new pope has been elected yet Derwent Reservoir was ...