German State Visit to Coventry Cathedral
On Friday 5th December 2025, Dresden Trust Chairman Marcus Ferrar accompanied Dresden Trust patron, HRH Duke of Kent and German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier to a service at Coventry Cathedral as part of the State Visit.
The Dresden Cross and the 1998 German State Visit to the UK
With the upcoming German State Visit to the UK, here is a look back at the last German State Visit, 27 years ago. Written by the German Embassy London.
‘Requiems for the Firestorm - Dresden's Musical Aftermath’ with Katja Hoyer
In this week’s BBC Radio 3 Sunday Feature (19/10/25), renowned historian Katja Hoyer explores eighty years of sounding Dresden's destruction and musical resurrection, wondering how the music has interacted with the complex memory politics of state Socialism, fascism and attempts at erasure brought by Reunification.
Celebrating HRH The Duke of Kent at 90
On 13th October 2025, Marcus Ferrar, Chairman of The Dresden Trust, took part in a webinar celebrating the 90th birthday of our Royal Patron, HRH The Duke of Kent.
Marcus Ferrar at Westminster Abbey May 27th, 2025
Reflect on the impact of war on places of worship in this special event held in collaboration with the V&A’s Culture in Crisis programme.

