Royal Opening For New National Memorial Arboretum Remembrance Centre

The National Memorial Arboretum's new Remembrance Centre has received the royal seal of approval and been officially opened by Prince William.

HRH The Duke of Cambridge is the patron of the National Memorial Arboretum Appeal, which raised £15.7 million to construct the new Remembrance Centre to honour the fallen.

The Duke took a tour of the new exhibitions before officially opening the centre.

The Remembrance Centre has three new exhibition galleries, a cloistered courtyard called Heroes' Square and a new restaurant and shop for visitors – all acting as a gateway to the rest of the Arboretum.

It is one of the new exhibitions at the NMA starting from ancient times and working its way through to modern and future times.

As well as meeting with veterans, volunteers and local schoolchildren the Duke of Cambridge took the time to recognise the sacrifice of PC Keith Palmer, killed during the Westminster attack last week.

The National Memorial Arboretum is the UK's year-round place of remembrance, and it is hoped this new centre will allow many more visitors to come and pay their respects to the fallen.

Across the 150 acre site there are over 330 dedicated memorials, acting as a living and a lasting memorial.