Ter gelegenheid van de 100ste verjaardag van de Slag bij Passendale organiseerde de Britse regering, in samenwerking met de Commonwealth War Graves Commission, de stad Ieper, de gemeente Zonnebeke en het MMP 1917, de federale en Vlaamse overheid, talrijke officiële plechtigheden ter herdenking van '100 jaar ter herdenking van de Slag bij Passendale, de Derde Slag om Ieper.
Aan de Menenpoort in Ieper vond een ceremonie en Last Post plaats.
Naast talrijke hoogwaardigheidsbekleders waren ook Hunne Koninklijke Hoogheden, de hertog en hertogin van Cambridge William en Kate en hun Koninklijke Hoogheden Koning en Koningin Filip en Mathilde van België aanwezig. Ook Brits premier Theresa May was aanwezig, net zoals federaal minister van Defensie Steven Vandeput en Vlaams minister voor Energie Bart Tommelein.
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The 100th anniversary of the Battle of Passchendaele, the British government, in collaboration with the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, the city of Ypres, the municipality of Zonnebeke and the MMP 1917, the federal and Flemish governments, organized numerous official ceremonies to commemorate ' 100 years in commemoration of the Battle of Passchendaele, the Third Battle of Ypres.
A ceremony and Last Post took place at the Menin Gate in Ypres.
In addition to numerous dignitaries, Their Royal Highnesses, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge William and Kate and their Royal Highnesses King and Queen Philippe and Mathilde of Belgium were also present. British Prime Minister Theresa May was also present, as were Federal Minister of Defense Steven Vandeput and Flemish Minister for Energy Bart Tommelein.
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