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Forthcoming Events
2021
Julia Gross, the deputy head of the German Embassy
9th March. 7.15 p.m. Germany Today. An on-line lecture by Julia Gross, the deputy head of the German Embassy, followed by questions & answers. (In English)
To register for this free event please click on the following link.
Louis Philippe I with Prince Albert at Orleans House in 1844. Queen Victoria can be seen in the background.
26th March 7.30 p.m. David King, MA., Chavalier des Palmes Académiques, Officier de l’ordre des Arts at des Lettres, will present an online lecture on Louis Philippe I, the last King of the French.
To obtain your free invitation please write to
richmondineurope@hotmail.com
Napoleon III
The Mausoleum of Napoleon III & Empress Eugenie
Napoleon III died in exile in England in 1873. On a date yet to be determined David King will lead REA members on a guided tour of the Mausoleum of Napoleon III & Empress Eugenie in Farnborough. Tours usually take place at 3 p.m. on a Saturday, but the mausoleum is currently closed because of Covid 19. For further information about the mausoleum please click on the following link.
19th April. 6 p.m. Konstanz will be hosting an on-line forum for German speaking younger people to which REA members are invited. Further details to follow soon.
REA Annual Garden Party
Memories of happier times. The last annual garden party in 2019.
Summer 2021. The Annual Garden Party in East Sheen. Further details to follow.
2022
Das Europakonzil
Delegates in 2017Konstanzer Oberbürgermeister, Uli Burchardt (back row left), with some of the delegates from the 5 nations in 2017
25th-27th April 2022
The next Europakonzil will take place in Konstanz. The Konzil promotes the benefits of European co-operation & the theme for the 2022 meeting is “The Climate Emergency.”
As in 2017, Richmond will be sending a large delegation of young people to join those from Fontainebleau, Tabor, Lodi & Konstanz. Last time there were 100 young delegates from the five nations. English was the lingua franca. So successful was the Konzil in 2017 that it was nominated for two awards in Germany & won prize money totalling €1250.