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Embassy Event: 80 Years On: From Ruins to Reconciliation – Dresden’s Journey of Renewal

19th March 2025
German Embassy London

It was an honour and a privilege to be part of this extraordinary event at the German Embassy in London this February to mark 80 years since the Allied bombardment of Dresden. Thanks to his Excellency Ambassador Miguel Berger for the invitation and to Edmund de Waal, Durs Grünbein,  and the Dean of Windsor and the Dresden Trust for their part is making it so moving and memorable,