Wonderful Whitehall - Commemoration & Confrontation

Whitehall once a sprawling palace and home of royals is now the home of Government and stretching out between two Trafalgar and Parliament square it has hosted centuries of protest and celebration from royals to a un-named soldier. We will discover the final insult to a King whose death would send a shock wave across Europe and be remembered centuries later by a black smudge, and why in 2012 there was a Mexican wave on Henry’s VIII tilt yard, and just what are those guards guarding? We say hello to a man on a high plinth between two government buildings whose days may well be numbered, and welcome the man who tackled the great stink.

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