Spike and Bruno in the Tower of London in 2022 for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
So sad to hear of the passing of one of my great friends and colleagues Bruno Peek who died yesterday in Gorleston, England at the age of 75.
Bruno and I met in 1999 when we administered Beacon Millennium in Scotland as part of an international royal project which enabled thousands of events all over the Commonwealth and further afield.
As Pageant Master to the Queen, Bruno Peek CVO OBE OPR continued to work with myself and the Night Train team providing a host of often enormous royal and star studded events including the Golden, Diamond and Platinum Jubilee celebrations for Queen Elizabeth II… so that’s over 25 years of royal events with a bunch of others in between including D-Day Commemorative and VE Day celebrations.
Bruno’s passion for pomp, peace and pageantry were legendary. He made these things his life’s purpose… and he died three days before his LampLight of Peace project. A community remembrance event for the fallen around the world. As part of the declaration for peace Bruno said, “In a world often frayed at the edges, remembrance serves as our guiding star. Let us not only reflect on the past but also look to the future as joining across the land at 10.57am on November 11th as we light the Lamp of Peace. This will be a symbol to guide us all as we step into the future with courage and hope for our fragile and beautiful world. Let this lamp burn brightly, an emblem of our shared commitment to peace.”
