Falklands fallen are remembered 25 years on

 

Members of the Falkland Islands Defence Force (FIDF) on exercise
Picture: Graham Bound

The anniversary of the beginning of the Falklands Conflict was remembered yesterday in the United Kingdom and Argentina with commemorative events to mark the invasion of the Islands by Argentine forces 25 years ago.

In the Falkland Islands the day was remembered by former radio broadcaster Patrick Watts, who kept the 2000-strong local population informed as events unfolded on 2 April 1982.

In London former Prime Minister Baroness Thatcher attended a ceremony at St Paul’s Cathedral. She laid a wreath bearing the message: “In memory of those who have given their lives for Britain and for the Falkland Islands.”

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