On 11th November, Emma sang for the Royal British Legion’s ceremony of remembrance at the CWGC Memorial to the Missing of the Battle of the Somme in Thiepval, France. This huge edifice has the names of more than 72,000 soldiers who were reported missing during the Battle of the Somme. It has become a place of pilgrimage. Emma led the hymns and anthems, and sang the poignant song “Danny Boy” in which a mother laments that her son has gone away to war and may never return.

On 10th November, Emma will sing during a remembrance ceremony in Arras, France, to commemorate the troops who fought in the Battle of Arras in 1917.

Underneath the beautiful city of Arras there is a network of tunnels over 12 km long, sometimes 20 m deep. Some are natural, others were mined by, amongst others, the New Zealand soldiers during the First World War. Over 20,000 soldiers stayed there in preparation for the Battle of Arras.

Emma will also give a short concert on 11th November for Remembrance Day.

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