Wootton Bassett to be made a Royal Town.
Wootton Bassett is to be renamed Royal Wooton Bassett in recognition of it's residents continued support of repatriation of fallen forces personnel.
Some things make me proud to be English.
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Wootton Bassett, which has hosted the repatriation of dozens of UK troops killed in Afghanistan, is to be officially renamed Royal Wootton Bassett.
David Cameron announced at Prime Minister's Questions that the Queen had decided to single out the Wiltshire town for the rare honour.
Wootton Bassett has seen more than 150 repatriations since 2007, although it will cease to do so after September.
Mr Cameron said: "I recently made a recommendation to Her Majesty the Queen, and I am very pleased today to announce, that Her Majesty has agreed to confer the title 'Royal' upon the town, as an enduring symbol of the nation's admiration and gratitude.
"The town will become Royal Wootton Bassett later this year."
He also thanked the people of the town for "their deeply moving and dignified demonstrations of respect and mourning".
