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“The image of just them marching up with the Union Jack draped over… he's come back home now.”
From his pioneering work at Bletchley Park during WWII to his arrest for homosexuality and eventual pardon, we look at the legacy of Alan Turing.
HRH will feature in a special video message for the Royal British Legion’s Remembrance Assembly on 11th November.
16 April, 2026 The National Memorial Arboretum enters a new chapter, becoming the RBL National Remembrance Gardens from September 2026
The charity is governed by a Board of Trustees. The Board exercises responsibility for the strategic direction, governance and management of the Legion.
Former Royal Marine Commando Pete Dunning on the unveiling of the Iraq and Afghan Memorial.
Often the tattoos worn by people in our Armed Forces are more than body art. They are deeply personal, unconventional acts.
When RBL chose to use the poppy as a symbol of Remembrance in 1921 it proved an immediate success, but the story of the woman behind its adoption is less well known.
We can also help you to get support or funding to adapt your home or receive new equipment so that you can safely and confidently get around.
On Armistice Day we invite the nation to pause for just two minutes and pay your respects to our Armed Forces community, past and present.
The Royal British Legion is proud to have the support of the Premier League, EFL, and Rugby, alongside our partner MatchWornShirt, for the Poppy Appeal.
Three generations of the Nixon family will visit Anzio and Monte Cassino to re-live the hardest fought battle of the war.
At 9pm on Friday 8 May, the Legion took part in a UK-wide rendition of Dame Vera Lynn’s ‘We’ll Meet Again’ to mark the 75th anniversary of VE Day.
Learn about training and further education support offered by the MOD to those who are currently serving, ex-service personnel and adult dependents.
Losing a loved one can be very difficult. If you have lost someone, our guidance can help you live with grief, find support, and outlines practical things you need to do.
The welfare and wellbeing of the Armed Forces has been at the heart of RBL since our inception in 1921. One of our earliest interventions saw us create a dedicated hospital and village to support ex-serving personnel suffering from tuberculosis after the First World War.
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