Veterans from RAF Fighter Command will take part in a ceremony later to mark 70 years since the
Battle of Britain.
On 10 July 1940, the German Luftwaffe bombed London and south east England, but some 3,000 British airmen fought back and prevented a possible invasion.
In a famous speech, Winston Churchill later said of their actions: "Never was so much owed by so many to so few."
Prince Michael of Kent will attend the service at the Battle of Britain memorial at Capel-le-Ferne near Dover.
Churchill called the battle Britain's finest hour and it helped change the course of World War II.
Of "the few" that took part, it is thought that only about 100 veterans survive. For many in their 80s and 90s, this could be the last major anniversary they attend. - BBC
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