Duke At El Alamein Reunion London: Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery of El Alamein (left) watches as the Duke of Edinburgh shakes hands with General Grienther (right), supreme Allied Commander in Europe, during the 1953 El Alamein reunion, held at the Empress Hall, Earl's Court. Also looking on is Foreign Minister Anthony Eden (second from right), who was the principal speaker. The remain is held annually for men of Montgomery's famed 8th Army the "Desert Rats.". October 23, 1953. (Photo by Herbert Ludford, United Press Photo).