I’m doing well, King tells Normandy veteran
The King and Queen met Normandy veterans after attending the national commemorative event in Ver-sur-Mer.
The King and Queen met Normandy veterans after attending the national commemorative event in Ver-sur-Mer.
Christian Lamb was posted in secret to Whitehall in London at the start of 1944, and created detailed maps that guided the crews of landing craft.
As world leaders gathered in France, the anniversary was also solemnly marked in the UK.
D-Day veterans and their families were joined by members of the royal family and senior politicians.
Charles and William spoke at events in France on Thursday.
Vaughan Gething vowed to carry on leading the Welsh Government after losing a no-confidence vote in the Senedd.
Veterans in France wiped their eyes with tissues during Charles’s speech on Thursday.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said veterans of the invasion ‘freed a continent and built a better world’.
The Prime Minister will head back to the UK rather than attend the major international commemorative event in Normandy.
The King and Queen joined veterans in France on the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings on Thursday.
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Royal family members and world leaders are set to gather in the northern French region.
Events will be held in Usher Hall, Edinburgh, and Garlieston, Dumfries and Galloway, to commemorate thousands of Allied troops who were killed.
The King, Queen, Prince of Wales and politicians will be among those paying tribute to D-day veterans and their fallen comrades.
Commemorations in Normandy will start at 7.25am, which is the exact moment the invasion began in 1944.