President Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca, Prime Minister Joseph Muscat and Opposition leader Simon Busuttil will this morning be marking the 38th anniversary of the closure of the British military base in Malta at the Freedom Monument in Vittoriosa.
At around 11am, the President will be inspecting an AFM Guard of Honour before walking up the monument to lay the flowers at the foot of figures representing the lowering of the Union Jack by a British sailor and its replacement by a Maltese flag hoisted by a worker.
Freedom Day events continue with the traditional regatta in Grand Harbour at 1pm.
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Massed band display
The Armed Forces of Malta band and the Malta Police band will be giving a musical performance in St George’s Square, Valletta, tomorrow at 10.30am.