A series of commemorative events to mark the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings are taking place in both the UK and France
Princess Anne, Princess Royal, speaks at the Royal British Legion Service of Commemoration to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day, at Bayeux cemetery in Bayeux, France Portsmouth was a key location in the planning and preparation of the D-Day landings and has been the focus of UK events in the run-up to the actual day.
A number of the veterans, now in their nineties and beyond, took a ferry on Tuesday heading to Caen, France to join anniversary events in Normandy.While the commemorative service took place in Portsmouth on Wednesday, Princess Anne was in Normandy, joined by her husband Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, to unveil a statue of a
The Bayeux War Cemetery played host to a service of commemoration open to both Normandy and Second World War veterans, families of the fallen and descendants of the Normandy veterans. And then there will be a candlelit vigil back at the Bayeux War Cemetery during which 4,500 graves will be illuminated.
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