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.@BBCNews: "Skarbek, aka Christine Granville, wybitna agentka SOE, ryzykowała życie wykonując wojenne misje w całej Europie, a dziś jej wkład jest ledwo znany." Tim Stokes wyjaśnia na łamach BBC dlaczego Anglia ma wobec Skarbek tak wielki dług.
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Jeszcze do końca roku polonijne dzieci mogą wysyłać swoje prace na inspirujący, rodzinny konkurs "Świąteczny portret Mamy".
Jako patron medialny serdecznie zachęcamy do udziału.
@BasiaHamilton @PolskaMacierz @posklondon
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“Britain understands how important peace is on our continent. And Poland understands Russia” - these words launched the “Poland’s Support for Ukraine” conference in London. Amongst numerous speakers we’ve heard from General Sir James Everard and @FrancisDearnley from the @Telegraph. 🇵🇱 🇬🇧 🇺🇦
@PolishEmbassyUK @UkrEmbLondon – at Kensington, London
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„Londyn, dzięki tym pisarzom których widzicie na obrazach, był po roku 1945 żywy polską myślą niepodległościową. Dzisiejsze spotkanie dowodzi tego, że Londyn jest żywy i wypełniony wciąż ich pięknymi życiorysami” - powiedział dziś dr @NawrockiKn, prezes @ipngovpl, na wernisażu wystawy portretów pisarzy emigracyjnych w Wielkiej Brytanii.
Na otwarciu wystawy „Londyn żywy” w @posklondon obecna była autorka portretów @BasiaHamilton, zachwycając swoim kunsztem zgromadzonych gości.
Wystawa będzie otwarta do 12 listopada, wstęp bezpłatny. – at Kensington, London
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Ksiadz prałat Tadeusz Kukla, były rektor Polskiej Misji Katolickiej w Wielkiej Brytanii, zmarł w zeszłym miesiącu. W kapłaństwie spędził 59 lat swojego życia, z czego aż 47 na Wyspach. Trudno spotkać kogoś z powojennej emigracji komu nie udzielał ślubu lub nie chrzcił dzieci, czy wnuków. Był niezwykle przyjazny i kochał ludzi.
Dziś w @LondonOrat ogromna liczba przyjaciół oddała cześć ks. Kukli w czasie Mszy świętej za jego duszę, odprawioną przez obecnego księdza rektora Bogdana Kołodzieja.
R. I. P.
Więcej o ks. Kukli (po ang.): britishpoles.uk/last-farewel…
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W imieniu organizatorów serdecznie zapraszamy w niedzielę do @posklondon na wyjątkową wystawę "Londyn żywy - emigracyjne portrety", których autorką jest @BasiaHamilton. W wernisażu weźmie udział @NawrockiKn, prezes @ipngovpl.
@PLInst_London @AmbWilczek
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Happy Birthday to HRH The Duke of Kent, a great friend of Poland!
The portrait was made by a Polish painter @BasiaHamilton in 1996.
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“The Poles did more for us than any other country (…) and that's how I decided a Pole in the book was my hero” - said @Jeffrey_Archer at the literary lunch at @ognisko_polskie.
Archer, a famous novelist and ex-Conservative MP, has published over 320 million copies of his books worldwide.
British Poles were the media patron of the event.
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Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II died #OTD in 2022 in Balmoral. #DYK that Her last official portrait was painted by a Polish painter @BasiaHamilton, on the occasion of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee?
@AmbWilczek @PLInst_London @posklondon
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Udana promocja Polski 🇵🇱 na charytatywnym pikniku w @LondonOrat! Anglikom szczególnie smakowało polskie piwo, grillowane kiełbaski i pączki. Nasz namiot ozdobiliśmy polskimi flagami, dzięki czemu każdy z ponad 1000 gości mógł nas znaleźć.
@AmbWilczek
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This man saved my mother’s life, a story I tell in Hitler, Stalin, Mum and Dad. And @Roger_moorhouse will tell the wider Kuhl and Lados story in his much-anticipated book The Forgers, coming in August.
Born #OTD in 1913, Juliusz Kühl, consular officer at the Polish embassy in Bern, Switzerland, and a key member of the #ŁadośGroup which saved as many as 2,000 Jews from the #Holocaust by forging Latin American passports.
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General Władysław Anders was a legendary Polish military WW2 leader who fought shoulder to shoulder with the @BritishArmy at the Battle of Monte Cassino and many others, contributing to the Allied victory.
#OTD two years ago, we donated a bronze bust of Anders to the @NAM_London collection. @Anna_M_Anders, the General’s daughter, unveiled it.
For the first time in history, a sculpture of a Polish commander was placed in a British museum. Since then, it has been visited by thousands of people learning about the heroism of Polish soldiers.
Read more: britishpoles.uk/bust-of-wwii…
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As a long-time resident of Poland, I can attest to its beauty and rich culture. It's great to see more people like Mr Cowell discovering this amazing country. Come and experience the magic of Poland for yourself! bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-de…
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Just uncovered: A haunting glimpse into history. Unseen photos from 1940 capture the heartbreaking journey of Polish citizens to Auschwitz. Let us never forget the horrors of the past and strive for a world free from hatred and persecution. dailymail.co.uk/news/article…
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14 June marks the National Remembrance Day for Victims of the German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camps.
#OTD in 1940, the first transport from the prison in Tarnów, amounting to 728 Poles, arrived at Auschwitz. Among the political prisoners brought to the camp, there were soldiers participating in the September Campaign, members of underground resistance organisations, secondary school and higher education students, and a small group of Polish Jews.
They were given numbers from 31 to 758. First camp numbers were given to German "criminal" prisoners who arrived earlier and became functionary prisoners.
From a total of 728 Polish prisoners brought in the first mass transport to Auschwitz, 298 survived the war, 272 died, and the history of 158 is unknown.
#RepartionsForPoland
Read more: britishpoles.uk/14-june-1940…
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Yesterday, we were honoured to attend a prizewinners ceremony for Festival Categories of the "London International Chopin Competition" for young pianists at @ognisko_polskie in London. The exceptionally talented young pianists charmed us once again with their playing.
Congratulations!
The British Poles are proud to be the media patron of this concert organised by Artur Haftman, Jenny Lee and @PiotrMichalik_. The competition has ignited a profound love for the music of our national composer among young pianists from around the world.
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Delighted to take part in a lovely Christmas edition of the "Musical Moments for Children" at @ognisko_polskie. The talented choir "Aura" sang many Polish Christmas carols, assisted by music-loving children and their families.
British Poles were the media patron of the concert.
