"Here, at the heart of England, half-way between Royal Windsor and lordly London…” 
“…looking down, Here, where the trees troop down to Runnymede, Meadow of Magna Carta, field of freedom…”
“…Never saw you so fitting a memorial, Proof that the principles established here Are still dear to the hearts of men." #QueenElizabethII #runnymede
Runnymede is a fitting place to acknowledge and pay tribute to our longest reigning monarch, and to remember that we are all custodians—guardians—of the rights accrued to us over a millennium, and which define us as a people.
With huge thank you to all the police and the amazing volunteers at @RunnymedeNT today. It was superbly organised, and all handled with great care and kindness.
The words above are quoted from Paul H Scott’s poem, engraved into the glass of the Airforces memorial that sits above Runnymede - the national memorial to all the airmen and women who died in conflict from 1939-45.
Per ardua ad astra.
Per ardua ad astra.
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