T he 75th anniversary of the Windrush ’s arrival in Britain from the Caribbean was marked with a special film on the Piccadilly Lights screens.
The Cultural Institute of Radical Contemporary Arts, in collaboration with ES magazine and the Black Cultural Archives , showed the 10-minute film last night, which featured Windrush Elders telling their stories of arrival.
Among those interviewed were 98-year-old Uriah Esson and Ruth Roberts , 83.
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King Charles III attends a service at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle in Berkshire for young people, to recognise and celebrate the Windrush 75th Anniversary
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The National Windrush Monument at Waterloo Station
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King Charles III and Queen Camilla poses with Linda Haye, Laceta Reid, Gilda Oliver, Carmen Esme Munroe, Edna Henry, Jessie Stephens, Delisser Bernard, John Richards and Alford Gardener during a reception to mark the 75th anniversary of the arrival of HMT Empire Windrush at Buckingham Palac
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King Charles III laughing with Delisser Bernard (seated) during a reception at Buckingham Palace
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A guest looking at the portrait of Linda Haye, one of ten portraits of Windrush elders that were unveiled during a reception at Buckingham Palace in London, to mark the 75th anniversary of the arrival of HMT Empire Windrush to Tilbury Docks in Essex
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King Charles III shakes hands with Gilda Oliver (seated) during a reception at Buckingham Palace in London, to mark the 75th anniversary of the arrival of HMT Empire Windrush to Tilbury Docks in Essex
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King Charles III speaks with Linda Haye during a reception at Buckingham Palace in London, to mark the 75th anniversary of the arrival of HMT Empire Windrush to Tilbury Docks in Essex
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Queen Camilla with Edna Henry, (seated) and her family during a reception at Buckingham Palace in London, to mark the 75th anniversary of the arrival of HMT Empire Windrush to Tilbury Docks in Essex
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Alford Gardener (seated) during a reception at Buckingham Palace in London, to mark the 75th anniversary of the arrival of HMT Empire Windrush to Tilbury Docks in Essex
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King Charles III laughing with Delisser Bernard (seated) during a reception at Buckingham Palace in London, to mark the 75th anniversary of the arrival of HMT Empire Windrush to Tilbury Docks in Essex
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King Charles III speaks with John Richards (seated) during a reception at Buckingham Palace in London, to mark the 75th anniversary of the arrival of HMT Empire Windrush to Tilbury Docks in Essex
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Queen Camilla with Laceta Reid (second left)and his family during a reception at Buckingham Palace in London, to mark the 75th anniversary of the arrival of HMT Empire Windrush to Tilbury Docks in Essex
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King Charles III speaks with Gilda Oliver (seated) during a reception at Buckingham Palace in London, to mark the 75th anniversary of the arrival of HMT Empire Windrush to Tilbury Docks in Essex
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The Londoners who gathered in Piccadilly Circus included four of the six Windrush Elders who stood together to watch themselves on the film.
The HMT Empire Windrush docked on June 22, 1948 at Tilbury Docks in Essex, bringing people from the Caribbean to help fill post-war labour shortages.
The King was among those hailing their “immeasurable” impact.
