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| Wootton Bassett granted 'Royal' title to honour parades | |
| 2011-03-16 | |
| The Prime Minister confirmed that troop repatriations would no longer happen via the Wiltshire town from September due to the closure of a nearby RAF base. But he said the Queen had agreed to the tribute as ''an enduring symbol of the nation's admiration and our gratitude to the people of that town''. ''Their deeply moving and dignified demonstrations of respect and mourning have shown the deep bond between the public and our Armed Forces,'' Mr Cameron told the Commons. The Prime Minister made the announcement after making his regular tribute at the start of question time to the most recent military casualty in Afghanistan. "The town will become Royal Wootton Bassett later this year in a move I believe will be welcomed right across our country."
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