King Charles will lay flowers at the UK’s first national memorial commemorating LGBT armed forces personnel and meet veterans who were affected by the military’s former gay ban.

Charles is set to visit the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire today, during the unveiling of the Government-funded public tribute.

LGBT military charity Fighting With Pride said the sculpture represents a ‘powerful step forward in recognising and honouring the service and sacrifices’ of the LGBT armed forces community after their historic mistreatment.

The statue is comprised of crumpled bronze letters, made of words taken in evidence from personnel impacted by the ban between 1967 to 2000.

Under the policy, members of the armed forces who were – or were thought to be – gay or transgender were subjec

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