{"id":304092,"date":"2025-07-30T14:15:28","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T14:15:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/304092\/"},"modified":"2025-07-30T14:15:28","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T14:15:28","slug":"anne-meets-ukrainian-band-at-royal-edinburgh-military-tattoo-rehearsal-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/304092\/","title":{"rendered":"Anne meets Ukrainian band at Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo rehearsal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Princess Royal has met performers for this year\u2019s Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo, including members of a Ukrainian naval band playing for the first time since the full-scale war began.<\/p>\n<p>Anne wore sunglasses and the Tattoo\u2019s official tartan as she watched a rehearsal at Redford Barracks in the Scottish capital.<\/p>\n<p>She watched international teams perform their displays of military drill, music and dancing ahead of the show\u2019s run beginning at Edinburgh Castle later this week.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2.81138169.jpg\" alt=\"Princess Royal with Jason Barrett in a parade ground\" data-title=\"Royal visit to Redford Barracks\" data-copyright-holder=\"PA Wire\" data-copyright-notice=\"PA Wire\/PA Images\" data-credit=\"Jane Barlow\" data-usage-terms=\"\"  \/>Anne viewed a Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo rehearsal (Jane Barlow\/PA)<\/p>\n<p>As well as military bands from the UK\u2019s armed forces, this year\u2019s show will feature performers from the US, Poland and Switzerland.<\/p>\n<p>This year will see members of the Centre for Military Music of the Ukrainian Navy make their debut.<\/p>\n<p>The Odessa-based orchestra are engaged in rehabilitation projects as well as a number of cultural programmes.<\/p>\n<p>This year will also be the first time Alan Lane has stepped in as the Tattoo\u2019s creative director.<\/p>\n<p>A theatre director by trade, he is also a reservist with the Royal Engineers.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2.81138126.jpg\" alt=\"A line of US Air Force personnel, all wearing caps and aviator sunglasses\" data-title=\"Royal visit to Redford Barracks\" data-copyright-holder=\"PA Wire\" data-copyright-notice=\"PA Wire\/PA Images\" data-credit=\"Jane Barlow\" data-usage-terms=\"\"  \/>Members of the US Air Force Honor Guard rehearsed their role in front of Anne (Jane Barlow\/PA)<\/p>\n<p>The theme for this year \u2013 the 75th for the Tattoo \u2013 will be \u201cthe heroes who made us\u201d \u2013 with each night of the show\u2019s run celebrating a significant figure.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Lane told the PA news agency: \u201cThe team here are fantastic, they\u2019ve been making shows for decades, so I\u2019m very confident they\u2019re a great team and they\u2019ll do a great job.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added: \u201cInternational acts have always been an important component of the show and this year\u2019s no different.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m absolutely delighted to welcome our brothers and sisters from Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLike all international acts, they\u2019ve come to represent the best of their nation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have some extraordinary Ukrainian military music and some Ukrainian cultural dancing as well so I think the audience are going to really enjoy that.\u201d<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Princess Royal has met performers for this year\u2019s Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo, including members of a 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