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Teacher smiling at a young student during a primary school classroom activity.

The Independent

26 May 2026

Finding the words: How to talk to children about grief

Donna Ashworth posing by a window indoors for a poetry reading.

The Independent

26 May 2026

Celebration Day: Donna Ashworth reads ‘Love Came First’ in memory of her music teacher

Mo Farah sitting for a portrait wearing a blue Nike shirt against a teal background.

The Daily Express

25 May 2026

Sir Mo Farah pens emotional letter to late friend after sudden death for Celebration Day

Joanna Scanlan sitting indoors during a poetry reading.

The Independent

25 May 2026

Joanna Scanlan reads ‘Now’ by Robert Browning in memory of her childhood friend for Celebration Day

Sophie Thompson reading poetry in a white room with a window and a bookshelf.

The Independent

25 May 2026

Sophie Thompson reads Wendy Cope’s ‘The Orange’ in honour of three ‘extraordinary’ greengrocers

Alison Steadman reading an open book by a window and a bookshelf.

The Independent

25 May 2026

Alison Steadman reads ‘Recuerdo’ in memory of her parents and two ‘lovely’ sisters

Nathaniel Parker playfully posing with a drink between two bollards on a London street.

The Independent

25 May 2026

Celebration Day: Nathaniel Parker performs Samuel Johnson’s ‘On the Death of Dr Robert Levet’ in memory of his mother

People raising glasses of champagne in a warm, softly lit toast.

The Spectator

25 May 2026

Why Celebration Day Isn’t Nonsense - Prue Leith

Lemn Sissay smiling and sitting at a wooden table and desk.

The Independent

23 May 2026

Poet and broadcaster Lemn Sissay reads from ‘Let the Light Pour In’ for his late friend on Celebration Day