Their courage and sacrifice saved Britain in its darkest hour, humiliating Adolf Hitler’s seemingly unstoppable Luftwaffe.
So nothing – not even a pandemic – was going to stop the country honouring some of its greatest heroes. A thanksgiving service on Battle of Britain Sunday has been held at Westminster Abbey every year since 1944.
And yesterday the London landmark opened its doors again for the first time since lockdown, in a solemn but inspiring service 80 years since the pivotal battle raged in our skies.
Normally the service attracts 2,200 people but this year social distancing measures meant it had just 79 guests. Chairs were spaced two metres apart, protective screens separated the Abbey’s north and south transepts and all guests
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