Princess Royal hosts veterans for festive tea party Anne smiled and laughed as she spoke with the ex-servicemen and women. Evening Standard · Nov 27, 2025
Veterans return to Scotland for ‘magical’ visit to Edinburgh Tattoo The trip for the trio, who are all more than 100 years old, was organised by the Taxi Charity for Military Veterans. Evening Standard · Aug 13, 2025
I feel they’re watching me – Pride of Wren aged 100 as she visits old barracks Dorothea Barron laid the first brick as her old barracks near Edinburgh which is being transformed into housing. The Independent UK · Aug 7, 2025
Visit to Scotland ‘means the world’ to 100-year-old veterans, says charity Donald Turrell, 100, Dorothea Barron, 100, and Eugeniusz Niedzielski, 101, are set to travel to Scotland in August. Evening Standard · Jul 13, 2025
The witnesses: second world war survivors from across Europe share their stories On the 80th anniversary of the end of the second world war in Europe, survivors, including veterans from both sides, remember what happened The Guardian - UK · May 8, 2025
Blitz survivor who joined Wrens aged 18 recalls efforts to defeat Nazi Germany Dorothea Barron, 100, said she swapped her school uniform for a naval uniform in 1943, despite being below the 5ft 3in minimum height. The Independent UK · May 3, 2025
UK WWII Veteran Remembers Joy Of War's End, 80 Years On Centenarian Dorothea Barron recalled the wave of relief she felt when she heard World War II had finally come to an end. International Business Times · May 1, 2025
Dorothea Barron watched over men who tested portable harbors for D-Day Dorothea Barron got a sneak preview of the Normandy landings from a watchtower on the coast of Scotland The Independent UK · May 31, 2024
The Wrens, unsung British heroines of the D-Day landings in Normandy When the largest-ever combined airborne and amphibious military operation took place on the coast of Normandy 80 years ago, men were not solely to commend for its meticulous preparation. The success of D-Day can also be attributed to a unique branch of the British Royal Navy comprised of women known… France 24 · May 30, 2024