War Horse offer is a tonic for the troops

At Sunday’s UK premiere in aid of The Foundation of Prince William and Prince Harry, patrons The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, director Steven Spielberg and cast members will be in the audience.

And 600 serving and ex-serving military personnel and their families have also been invited, alongside beneficiaries of military charities, with which the Foundation is working.

The servicemen and women have been invited from The Duke of Cambridge’s regiments, including RAF Search and Rescue, Household Cavalry, Irish Guards, Royal Air Force Coningsby, Scotland Royal Naval Command and Submarines Royal Naval Command.

DreamWorks Pictures is also working with charity Tickets For Troops which was set up to provide free tickets to members of the Armed Forces to offer UK military families invitations to exclusive screenings of War Horse from Monday.

They will be able to see War Horse at Apollo Cinemas around the country the week before the movie goes on general release.

These tickets are available on the Tickets for Troops website, www.ticketsfortroops.org.uk, to troops who are currently serving or who have been medically discharge since 2001.

The partnership has allowed members of the Armed Forces and their families to escape from the stresses that are often associated with the work they do.

Chairman of Tickets For Troops Lord Marland said: “We are enormously grateful to Apollo Cinemas and DreamWorks Pictures for their fantastic support.

“It makes a real difference to the troops who are doing such an extraordinary job during these difficult times. We are very grateful to DreamWorks for supporting us in this fantastic way.”