The Prince of Wales attened the annual rededication, marking the loss of life by Royal Air Force pilots and aircrew, before hosting a reception for veterans and their families.
The Battle of Britain was the first major campaign to be fought entirely in the skies. When the battle was over, 544 RAF pilots and aircrew were dead. The conflict brought together a truly multinational force comprising 2334 British, 145 Poles, 126 New Zealanders, 98 Canadians, 88 Czechoslovakians, 29 Belgians, 33 Australians, 25 South Africans, 13 French, 10 Irish plus others from the USA, Jamaica, Palestine and Southern Rhodesia.
It was Churchill who said on 20th August 1940: "The gratitude of every home in our Island, in our Empire, and indeed throughout the world, goes out to the British airmen who, undaunted by odds, unwearied in their constant challenge and mortal danger, are turning the tide of the World War by their prowess and by their devotion. Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few."
Prince Charles met veterans at a nearby reception before watching a flypast of four spitfire and two hurricanes.
The heir to the thrown has attended the Battle of Britain service over 10 times, including the 50th, 60th and 70th anniversaries.
In 2010, he commissioned 15 portraits of surviving servicemen by alumni and faculty of The Prince's Drawing School, one of The Prince's Charities.
The service comes after the biggest gathering of Battle of Britain aircraft since the Second World War to mark the aerial conflict's 75th anniversary on Tuesday, attended by Prince Harry.
