Heathrow celebrates anniversary with final plaque unveiling
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To celebrate Heathrow’s 70th anniversary, Joanna Lumley has revealed the final of 70 unique platinum plaques, that will be on show around the airport, each representing an iconic moment of British culture from the past 70 years.
Heathrow has played host to some of Britain’s most memorable moments, from the Beatles return to the UK as global superstars in 1964 to thousands of screaming fans, to the England rugby team’s arrival back onto their home turf as World Champions in 2003.
Heathrow also welcomed the world’s largest passenger plane in 2008 with the arrival of the Airbus A380, while in 1952, Her Majesty the Queen stepped onto sovereign soil at Heathrow for the very first time as the reigning monarch.
The full list of plaques can be viewed at www.heathrow.com/plaques.
Joanna Lumley, who also turned 70 this month, was at the airport to unveil a plaque that commemorates her journey from Heathrow to Nepal in 2009 to campaign for Ghurkhas who fought in Britain to be able to settle here.
Joanna Lumley said: “It’s such an honour to be here to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Heathrow, an airport that has played host to some of the world’s most amazing journeys. I have travelled through Heathrow for work, pleasure and for trips close to my heart, with my travels to Nepal being some of the most precious moments of my life”.
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