Guernsey will welcome over 100 visiting military personnel as part of this year’s Liberation Day parade.

The three services will all be represented with contingents from HMS DARING, Princess of Wales Royal Regiment and 201 Squadron, all of which hold affiliations with Guernsey.

The parade will be led by the Royal Marines Band Scotland.  A contingent of Ghurkas and the ever-popular Chelsea Pensioners will also take their place in the parade.

The visiting military will be joined by the Island Cadet Guard, Elizabeth College Combined Cadet Force and representatives from the Sea Cadets, Air Cadet Force, Army Cadet Force and RAF Air Cadets and a contingent of local veterans representing all three services.

The parade will be inspected by His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor, Richard Cripwell CB, CBE and The Bailiff, Sir Richard McMahon. before parading an extended route along the seafront to the slaughterhouse roundabout and back to the Town Church. 

This year’s church service will be led by the Bishop of Salisbury at midday to an invited congregation.

With close to 350 entries, the 2025 Liberation Day Cavalcade sponsored by Rok will be biggest ever. In addition to the pre-1946 military vehicles, cars and tractors, the Cavalcade is joined by parish, charity and family floats, decorated bicycles and wheelchairs, pedestrians, community groups and visiting and local musicians.

150 drones will illuminate the skies above St. Peter Port in a spectacular fusion of technology, art, and storytelling that celebrates the island’s history, resilience and liberation. A stirring selection of music from five larger works, selected by Jean Owen, will be knitted together to accompany the drone display, heightening the audience experience.

The drone show will be followed immediately by the traditional fireworks display which will be fired from La Vallette.