LONDON ? A small town that honored British soldiers killed in Afghanistan as they were returned home is receiving a royal title.
Princess Anne will deliver letters from her mother Queen Elizabeth II to the town of Wootton Bassett on Sunday, giving it official permission to change its name to Royal Wootton Bassett.
The bodies of soldiers killed in Afghanistan used to be repatriated to an airbase near Wootton Bassett, 85 miles (135 kilometers) west of London, and driven through the town to a coroners office. Each time a cortege passed, residents shut the doors of their businesses, and line the sidewalks to salute the procession.
Premier David Cameron said in March that the town should receive the royal accolade for its "deeply moving and dignified demonstrations of respect."
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