Bristol’s commemoration plans for the signing of the Atlantic Charter in mid-July have been postponed, due to continued Covid restrictions.

The scale of the commemoration, planned for Saturday July 17 and Sunday July 18, has been deemed not viable on those dates.

The weekend was to mark the 80th anniversary of an event in 1941 when Prime Minister Winston Churchill and President Franklin D. Roosevelt met aboard HMS PRINCE OF WALES off the coast of Newfoundland.

The Charter was the shared vision of the two world leaders for a post WWII world. It committed to a world “free of want and fear” where “global economic co-operation and advancement of social welfare” would build a foundation for peace and security.

Bristol’s Lord Lieutenant Mrs Peaches Golding, said: “It is with great regret that we have had to postpone these celebrations, which continue to underline the significance of Bristol’s affiliation with the new aircraft carrier HMS PRINCE OF WALES.

“The US Embassy, HMS PRINCE OF WALES and the Royal Navy, City Hall, Bristol Cathedral and the Lieutenancy, are now seeking an alternate date to lay up the White Ensign in Bristol Cathedral and to conduct other commemorative activities.”