Exploiting animals for a photo op is NEVER a good look.
Animals at tourist traps are often abused, imprisoned, & separated from their families 💔 There are so many fun excursions you can take that don't involve animals! Don't be that kind of tourist!
In this photograph, a single poppy stands in a field in Calvados, Normandy, bathed in the soft light of the evening sun.
They were, and remain, the Greatest Generation.
We will remember them.
90% of the soldiers on the first boats to hit the beach didn't live to see the end of the day. Look at those faces. Some of them never made it to 18.
Never forget that they paid the ultimate price for our freedom. We live our lives the way we do because of them.
Did you know that the first women to land on the Normandy beachhead in June 1944 were nurses of Queen Alexandra’s Imperial Nursing Service?
Their task was to establish a field hospital for 600 wounded soldiers.
They succeeded.
Please remember these heroines who saved lives:
This day in history 6 June 1944, #DDay, British soldiers landed in Normandy alongside Allied forces to begin the liberation of Europe 🪖
Today, we remember their courage, sacrifice, and service 🫡
Lest we forget.
“They were young men with dreams, families and futures. On 6 June 1944, they put all of that aside and stepped into hell so that others could live in freedom. Eighty-two years later, we remember their courage, their sacrifice, and the debt we can never repay. Lest We Forget.” 🇬🇧🇺🇸🇨🇦🕊️
One of the most touching photographs from more than 73 years together shows Prince Philip in 2003 dressed in a Queen’s Guard uniform. As Queen Elizabeth II walked past him, she burst into laughter at the sight.
This photograph was taken during a ceremonial inspection at Windsor Castle in 2003, when Prince Philip surprised Queen Elizabeth II by appearing in the uniform of the Grenadier Guards as part of the regiment’s anniversary celebrations. As the Queen walked past him during the event, she reportedly burst into laughter at the unexpected sight of her husband standing rigidly in full ceremonial dress, complete with the towering bearskin hat. The image quickly became one of the most beloved candid royal photographs because it revealed a rare moment of humor and warmth within a relationship usually seen through the lens of strict public formality.
By the time the photograph was taken, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip had already been married for more than 55 years, eventually reaching a historic 73-year marriage before Philip’s death in 2021. Royal biographers often noted that Philip was one of the few people capable of making the Queen genuinely laugh in public, and the photograph has endured because it captures that side of their relationship so naturally. Beyond the uniforms, ceremonies, and traditions tied to the monarchy, the moment reminds people that their bond was built not only on duty, but also on companionship, teasing, and a lifetime of shared familiarity.
Incredible scenes at the Kelpies today in Falkirk as piper Neil Clark bravely scaled one of them and played the bagpipes from the mouth of Baron to help raise money for the charity Maggie’s who support people with cancer at their centres across the country. #kelpies#falkirk
This is what entitlement looks like! 🤬
There are nesting waterbirds on this pond on Hampstead Heath... there are also big 'No Swimming' signs, all being totally ignored! 🤬
Pure selfishness... 😒🤬🤬
(Shared from Instagr*m with permission from 'swansofhampsteadheath')
❗ "I’ve just wrestled this out of a cow's mouth...
"Don’t be so dirty & irresponsible, take your dog mess home & bin it!
"If you don’t you may succeed in killing something one day"
📷 Abi Reader
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Roe deer are currently giving birth. They leave their kids hidden in long grass or undergrowth for several hours.
Babies haven't been abandoned and DON'T NEED RESCUING, MUM WILL RETURN.
DON'T BE TEMPTED, BACK OFF & ADMIRE AT DISTANCE 🙏🦌
#RoeDeerDiary
They carried more than weapons.
They carried duty, sacrifice, fear, loyalty… and the weight of a nation on their shoulders.
Many never came home.
Many came home forever changed.
Today, we remember not just the fallen soldiers… but the horses, families, brothers and friends who stood beside them through the darkest moments in history.
Freedom was never free.
It was earned in mud, blood, sacrifice and courage.
Lest We Forget. 🌺