Harry Down

Photographer based in Carmarthenshire, U.K. // UAL Alumni // History Enthusiast

[Harry Down @HGDown_]

Don’t drink coffee.

[Yorkshire Tea @YorkshireTea]

Don't drink coffee.

[Imperial War Museums @I_W_M]

The British-made Blue Streak rocket takes off from its launch site at Woomera, Australia, 1964.

Film: IWM COI 1125

[Ministry of Defence 🇬🇧 @DefenceHQ]

An update on UK operations in the Middle East.

[Welsh Government @WelshGovernment]

Happy St David’s Day 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Today we celebrate Wales... Its people, its places, and all the little things that make our country feel like home, gartre.

#PethauBychain | #RandomActsOfWelshness

[Woofers @NotWoofers]

Kim Jong Un and his cabinet tonight:

[Marie Ruiz-Vidal @RuizVidal7]

Peter O'Toole and a cat
1962

[The Royal Family @RoyalFamily]

A message from His Majesty The King congratulating Team GB and teams across the Commonwealth on their successes at the Winter Olympic Games in Milano Cortina.

[The Telegraph @Telegraph]

🔴 BAE stands ready to ramp up production, but it is still waiting on the UK to confirm its military spending plans

Find out more ⬇️
https://t.co/splI2JMd93

[The Royal Family @RoyalFamily]

“In times of war and in times of peace, the greatest weapons of all are not the arms you bear, but the arms you link.”

We will remember our heroes of the Far East, and all who sacrificed so much in the Second World War, today and every day.

Thank you, Yavar Abbas, for your kind words acknowledging His Majesty’s work to ensure their efforts are not forgotten.

#VJDay80

🎥 @bbcstudios

[royal watcher @royalnewsss]

"Apologies for briefly going off the script to salute my brave King, who is here with his beloved Queen in spite of the fact that he is undergoing treatment for cancer" ❤️

[Cameron Walker @CameronDLWalker]

The King and Queen were visibly emotional as 105-year-old veteran Yavar Abbas went off script to praise The King for attending VJ Day tributes despite his cancer.

Mr Abbas said: "Before I accept, I make no apologies for briefly going off the script to salute my brave King who is here with his beloved Queen, in spite of the fact that he is under treatment for cancer - an ailing that I share with him."

"And if it provides any comfort, I've been rid for the past 25 years and counting. And I salute him for gracing this occasion, because by his presence here, he has gone a long way to make sure that his grandad's [King George VI] 14th Army is never given the sobriquet again The Forgotten Army."

📸BBC Studios

#VJDay80

[Hello, This is Ivan @hellothisisivan]

RIP Allan Ahlberg & thanks for being so wonderful

[𝐬 🇬🇧⸆⸉ @redelitist]

Old Supreme Court Building, Hong Kong Cenotaph, Statue of Queen Victoria, and Chinese War Memorial - Hong Kong 🇭🇰🇬🇧

[Scott Bryan @scottygb]

“I’ve been told by my producer not to do an impression of a peacock”

[UK Defence Journal @UKDefJournal]

The sudden silence of dozens of pro-independence X accounts on 12 June 2025 coincided with Israeli air and cyber strikes targeting Iranian military and communications infrastructure.
https://t.co/perBXbkBaU

[YTSL @FY4Chan]

The bigger picture.

[Sky News @SkyNews]

A famous anti-piracy campaign from the early 2000s is in the spotlight after it appeared the font used in the adverts was pirated

Read more 🔗

https://t.co/ueQPDRgjxj

[Visegrád 24 @visegrad24]

The last pilot of the Battle of Britain has passed away at 105:

John Hemingway was shot down 4 times & survived a crash.

He also had to bail out once at 600 ft due to instrument failure in bad weather. His parachute didn’t open properly but he landed on a dung heap in a garden

[𝐬 🇬🇧⸆⸉ @redelitist]

"The office of the governor-general links us through the Crown, and across time, to Canada's proud British heritage."
We are so fucking back.
Loyal she began, loyal she remains!