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PRINCE WILLIAM, DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE IS TO VISIT AMIENS CATHEDRAL (SOMME, HAUTS-DE-FRANCE) ON AUGUST 8 TO TAKE PART IN THE CENTENARY COMMEMORATION OF THE BATTLE OF AMIENS, WITH MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC ALSO INVITED. An official statement from Kensington Palace confirmed: “The Duke of Cambridge will attend commemorations marking the centenary of the Battle of Amiens on Wednesday
August 8.” > The Duke of Cambridge will attend commemorations marking the > centenary of the Battle of Amiens on Wednesday 8th August #Amiens100 > pic.twitter.com/WvojcRY46I > —
The Prince and Princess of Wales (@KensingtonRoyal) July 23, > 2018 The commemoration ceremony will take place at the Cathedral of Notre-Dame of Amiens from 15h onwards. Other attendees
WILL INCLUDE governmental representatives from France, Germany, Australia, Canada and the USA, in honour of the shared history of the event. The ceremony is also offering a limited number of
places to the public, subject to prior sign-up at the Somme prefecture offices. There will be 2,000 public seats available inside the Cathedral, with a further 1,200 public seats available
on the square just outside - of which 800 have been reserved for France. Once sign-up is closed, members of the public will receive personal invitations to the event, specifying whether
their seat will be indoors or outside. An official invitation will be required for anyone attending the ceremony. The Battle of Amiens began on August 8 1918, and would later be described as
one of the Allied troops’ most successful and pivotal advances of the First World War. The attack included French, British, Australian, Canadian, and American troops fighting against the
German army, and is now widely CREDITED as the opening phase of the Allied offensive that would lead to the end of the entire conflict itself.