Charles to attend soldiers' reburial

The Prince of Wales will attend the re-burial of the last of the First World War soldiers recovered from communal graves in France.

He will be accompanied by the Duchess of Cornwall at Fromelles Military Cemetery in northern France on July 19.

After the service the couple will attend a reception for relatives of the soldiers and those involved in the project.

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They will then visit Neuve-Chapelle Memorial, in memory of soldiers from South Asia who gave their lives fighting for the British in the First World War.

It will mark the 94th anniversary of the Battle of Fromelles and the last of the 250 soldiers to be re-interred.

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