First royal visit to peninsula to mark Liberation Day

Little Sark will get its first royal visit as part of its Liberation Day celebrations.

The Princess Royal will visit the peninsula on 10 May to mark 80 years since the Channel Islands were liberated from Nazi occupation during World War Two.

She will also unveil an 80th Liberation Day plaque at The Avenue on Sark.

The Seigneur of Sark, Christopher Beaumont, said: "She has a very full programme. I'm sure she will be blown away by the beauty of the island."

The princess will also receive a briefing on two commando raids, Operations Hardtack and Basalt, while a Royal Navy vessel, HMS Medusa, keeps watch off Sark's coast.

There will be an opportunity to meet Chelsea Pensioners and Gurkhas at The Avenue and a street party after the unveiling of the plaque with performances, events and games.

Islanders are also encouraged to dress up and take part in a cavalcade to St Peter's Church and the Millennium Field on 11 May.

In the afternoon, a theatre sketch called The Dame of Sark and a screening of Appointment with Venus, a film set in the Occupation of Sark, will follow the school's Liberation display.

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