'We Will Remember Them' Album Launch event

[Jillian]

Hi everyone,

Hayley has attended the launch of the album 'We Will Remember Them' at the Imperial War Museum London.

A teaser until I post more photos! i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gif



Cheers,
Jillian

[grant]

Hi Jillian and everyone

Thanks for the pic. Hayley tweeted this about 30 minutes ago

HayleyWestenra Launching the album 'We Will Remember Them' this morning at the Imperial War Museum... An album of words and music for Remembrance.

Best wishes
Grant

[Jillian]

Hi everyone,

Here are some more photos of a very flash Hayley at the launch! Hopefully some less watermarked photos will appear shortly -- but I just had to post these straight away! i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gif

Classical singer Hayley Westenra models a Beth Morgan poppy motif hat and Jasper Conran dress at the Imperial War Museum, London, to help launch the Royal British Legion's 'We Will Remember Them', a collection of words and music which she and other celebrities have contributed, in aid of the Poppy Appeal.. Picture date: Wednesday October 6, 2010

More to follow...

Source: www.aapimage.com.au

Cheers,
Jillian

[Jillian]

Source: www.isopix.be

Cheers,
Jillian

[Jillian]

Source: www.isopix.be

Cheers,
Jillian

[Martin]

Wow, Jillian. You've come up trumps with these photos. Just fantastic and elegant.

Martin

ps One of the gentlemen in the photos is the British actor Bernard Cribbins and the other Simon Williams (from TV series "Upstairs and Downstairs).

[grant]

Hi Jillian

Thanks for the great photos. I think the first pic in Reply 2 is one of the best photos we've seen of Hayley in a long time - she looks absolutely amazing.

She also seems to be spending quite a bit of time "on the buses" at the moment! i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gif

Best wishes
Grant

[Jillian]

Oct 6, 2010 11:32:54 GMT Martin said:

Martin

ps One of the gentlemen in the photos is the British actor Bernard Cribbins and the other Simon Williams (from TV series "Upstairs and Downstairs).

Bernard Cribbins.. he was the grandfather of companion Donna Noble in Doctor Who! i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gif I was wondering why he was so familar!!! i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gif

[Jillian]

[amptique]

Thanks for the photos, Jillian. Doesn't Hayley look fabulous?

Bill

[Jillian]

Oct 6, 2010 13:07:01 GMT amptique said:

Thanks for the photos, Jillian. Doesn't Hayley look fabulous?

Bill

Hi Bill,

I agree! It's that fabulous fascinator that really gives it the wow factor. It's such a pretty hat and it suits the occassion perfectly.

Cheers,
Jillian

[Jillian]

An article from the BBC:

Poppy Appeal launches CD of wartime prose and poetry



www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11484528

Soprano Hayley Westenra has launched an album of remembrance in London to make money for the Royal British Legion's 90th Poppy Appeal.

The forces songbird sported an eye-catching hat embellished with a large poppy as she attended an event promoting the fundraising CD at the Imperial War Museum in London.

We Will Remember Them is a collection of poignant wartime poetry, prose and news clippings from the First World War through to texts written by servicemen in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Westenra said: "It is an album of remembrance with readings of the best and most beautiful poems and news readings set to well chosen classical music.

"It was a real honour to be asked to be involved with this because I'm normally a singer. To be able to do a reading was a really great experience. It is for the 90th anniversary of the Poppy appeal and the Royal British Legion are trying to raise £90 million which is a mighty goal indeed."

The readings on the CD were recorded by Dame Vera Lynn, Stephen Fry and Joanna Lumley among others. Actors Bernard Cribbins and Simon Williams were also involved with the project and attended the launch event.

The CD features Fry reciting In Flanders Fields and Lumley reading Do Not Stand At My Grave and Weep and I Am With You. Other readings include Rupert Brooke's sonnet The Soldier, and Staff Sergeant Andrew McFarlane's Sunset Vigil - written to commemorate his comrades killed while serving alongside him in Afghanistan.

Royal British Legion president Lieutenant General Sir John Kiszely said: "Remembrance Day is a time to remember all those who sacrificed their lives, particularly those from the British armed forces.

"It's a personal time for many as we remember individuals we have known who've been killed. I'm delighted by the release of this album, both to raise all-important funds for the Royal British Legion and to convey the sentiment of the nation at this poignant time."

The CD is set to be released on October 18 and £1 from every one sold will be donated to the charity.

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[Jillian]

[Richard]

Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What an amazing set of photographs! I'll have difficulty sleeping tonight! i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gif

The BBC article is taken from this Press Release, which I've already posted on our new website. I'll add a couple of photographs tomorrow, in case we find some even better ones in the meantime.

Richard

[Jillian]

Hi Richard,

I know! I was just about to go to bed (it's very late in Australia right now) and then I saw those photos! I had no option but to stay up and find as many as I could to post here! i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gif I'll be tired at work tomorrow!

P.S I really want Hayley's red shoes... i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gif

Cheers,
Jillian