The Bomber Command Memorial Appeal secured funding from public donations and private donors John Caudwell, Lord Ashcroft and Richard Desmond.

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The government has said it will now help pay the bill for the unveiling of the Bomber Command Memorial in London.

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It said it did not normally support opening ceremonies for public memorials, but had made an exception "given the unique circumstances of the Bomber Command Memorial".

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The ceremony was followed by a charity garden party for 400 people in the grounds of The Prebendal, with all money raised going to the Bomber Command Memorial Maintenance Appeal Fund.

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Police were called to the RAF Bomber Command War Memorial at 05:00 BST and found engravings on the monument covered with paint.

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In 2008, Gibb was at the forefront of the campaign for a permanent memorial in London to the men of Bomber Command.

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