King Charles will on Monday unveil a memorial dedicated to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender military personnel, marking his first official engagement in support of the LGBT community. The government-funded "Open Letter" memorial is designed to honour those currently serving and commemorate veterans affected by the British military's ban on LGBT officers,

King Charles will visit the UK's first memorial to LGBT military personnel who suffered for years under the Armed Forces' homophobic laws. Charles, 76, will lay flowers at the site at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire on Monday during the unveiling of the Government-funded public tribute.