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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Dave Higgens

King Charles unveils first LGBT armed forces memorial

King Charles has laid flowers at the UK’s first national memorial commemorating LGBT armed forces, meeting veterans who spoke of the profound trauma inflicted by the military’s former "gay ban".

The monarch joined dozens of serving and former military personnel at the dedication of ‘An Opened Letter’ at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire on Monday.

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