Queen visits Royal Hospital Chelsea for centenary of Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassination

June 30, 2014

According to the Daily Mail:

The Queen has paid tribute to First World War volunteers today at the Royal Hospital Chelsea…

It is held on the centenary of the shooting of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo on June 28 1914. The killing is widely viewed as setting off a chain of events that caused the First World War.

Lieutenant Governor of the Royal Hospital Chelsea Major General Peter Currie said: ‘There is no more fitting site for this event in London than the home of the Chelsea Pensioners which for over 300 years has stood as a symbol of the nation’s gratitude.’

To read the entire article in the Daily Mail, please click here.

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