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Scott and Eimii met up with Rau, Karen and Paul and headed down to the NZ War Memorial dedication ceremony in Hyde Park Corner on a chilly Saturday afternoon. After getting there early (well, early for us:) we then had to wait another 2 hours for the ceremony to kick off! |
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The horses on top of Wellington's arch. |
A couple of interesting faces in the crowd. |
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Ngati Ranana were also performing at the ceremony.
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Members from a number of armed forces were present as well. |
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The formal part of the ceremony finally got underway at 3pm with a fly past by 3 RAF Typhoons and a RNZAF Boeing 757. |
Security guard standing in front of the Queens Bently. |
We turned around and there was Eimii on top of the Australian war memorial! The little monkey! |
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| The NZ honour guard marching off at the end of the ceremony. |
Helen Clarke and Tony Blair waiting for their taxi :) |
Nothing like wearing your pride on your shirt! |
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The memorial itself has been arranged in two groups. The first group represents soldiers standing alert and the second group is formed in the shape of the Southern Cross, where the tops of the Pouwhenua are light so they look like stars from the sky. |
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Eimii held up pretty well in the cold! Then again, she did have her fathers jacket to keep her warm :) |
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