{"id":14653,"date":"2025-09-23T19:17:48","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T19:17:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.slhc-uk.org\/?p=14653"},"modified":"2025-09-23T19:17:49","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T19:17:49","slug":"dhc-yvonne-king-odigboh-attends-key-community-events-in-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.slhc-uk.org\/?p=14653","title":{"rendered":"DHC Yvonne King Odigboh Attends Key Community Events in London"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"691\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.slhc-uk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PHOTO-2025-09-22-17-42-55-691x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14654\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.slhc-uk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PHOTO-2025-09-22-17-42-55-691x1024.jpg 691w, https:\/\/blog.slhc-uk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PHOTO-2025-09-22-17-42-55-203x300.jpg 203w, https:\/\/blog.slhc-uk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PHOTO-2025-09-22-17-42-55-768x1138.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.slhc-uk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PHOTO-2025-09-22-17-42-55-1037x1536.jpg 1037w, https:\/\/blog.slhc-uk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PHOTO-2025-09-22-17-42-55-580x859.jpg 580w, https:\/\/blog.slhc-uk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PHOTO-2025-09-22-17-42-55-860x1274.jpg 860w, https:\/\/blog.slhc-uk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PHOTO-2025-09-22-17-42-55.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 691px) 100vw, 691px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.slhc-uk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PHOTO-2025-09-22-17-43-33-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14655\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.slhc-uk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PHOTO-2025-09-22-17-43-33-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.slhc-uk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PHOTO-2025-09-22-17-43-33-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blog.slhc-uk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PHOTO-2025-09-22-17-43-33-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/blog.slhc-uk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PHOTO-2025-09-22-17-43-33-580x773.jpg 580w, https:\/\/blog.slhc-uk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PHOTO-2025-09-22-17-43-33-860x1147.jpg 860w, https:\/\/blog.slhc-uk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PHOTO-2025-09-22-17-43-33-1160x1547.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/blog.slhc-uk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PHOTO-2025-09-22-17-43-33.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On Sunday 21st September 2025, Deputy High Commissioner Mrs. Yvonne King-Odigboh participated in a series of significant community engagements in London.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She first attended a Thanksgiving and Rededication Service at Westminster Abbey in Central London to commemorate the 85th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain\u2014a pivotal World War II air campaign in which the Royal Air Force successfully defended the United Kingdom against large-scale attacks by Nazi Germany. The service paid tribute to the courage and sacrifice of \u201cThe Few,\u201d the airmen and women whose bravery was instrumental in shaping the course of the war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"725\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.slhc-uk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PHOTO-2025-09-22-17-44-15-725x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14656\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.slhc-uk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PHOTO-2025-09-22-17-44-15-725x1024.jpg 725w, https:\/\/blog.slhc-uk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PHOTO-2025-09-22-17-44-15-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/blog.slhc-uk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PHOTO-2025-09-22-17-44-15-768x1085.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.slhc-uk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PHOTO-2025-09-22-17-44-15-580x820.jpg 580w, https:\/\/blog.slhc-uk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PHOTO-2025-09-22-17-44-15-860x1215.jpg 860w, https:\/\/blog.slhc-uk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PHOTO-2025-09-22-17-44-15.jpg 1065w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 725px) 100vw, 725px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"874\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.slhc-uk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PHOTO-2025-09-22-17-51-23-1024x874.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14657\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.slhc-uk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PHOTO-2025-09-22-17-51-23-1024x874.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.slhc-uk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PHOTO-2025-09-22-17-51-23-300x256.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.slhc-uk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PHOTO-2025-09-22-17-51-23-768x656.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.slhc-uk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PHOTO-2025-09-22-17-51-23-580x495.jpg 580w, https:\/\/blog.slhc-uk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PHOTO-2025-09-22-17-51-23-860x734.jpg 860w, https:\/\/blog.slhc-uk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PHOTO-2025-09-22-17-51-23-1160x991.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/blog.slhc-uk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PHOTO-2025-09-22-17-51-23.jpg 1404w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Later in the day, Mrs. King-Odigboh joined *the 16th Annual Thanksgiving Service of the Young Women\u2019s Christian Association (YWCA) at St. Mark\u2019s Church in South East London. The YWCA, one of the world\u2019s oldest and largest women\u2019s organizations, has a long history of empowering women and promoting leadership, education, and community service. The service celebrated the association\u2019s achievements, highlighted its ongoing role in supporting young women, and reaffirmed its commitment to faith and service in society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Abdulai Braima<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Sunday 21st September 2025, Deputy High Commissioner Mrs. Yvonne King-Odigboh participated in a series of significant community engagements in London. 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