King Charles lays flowers at national memorial to LGBT armed forces veterans

Monument honours those whose careers were cut short by the ‘gay ban’ in place from 1967 to 2000The king has laid flowers at the UK’s first national memorial commemorating LGBT armed forces and met veterans who spoke of the trauma inflicted by the military’s former “gay ban”.Charles was joined by dozens of serving and former members of the armed forces at the dedication of the memorial, titled An Opened Letter, at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire on Monday. It was his first official engagement in support of the LGBT community. Continue reading...

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