King Charles was visibly emotional, at one point appearing to wipe away a tear, during commemorations in Britain for the 80th anniversary of D-Day.
King Charles and Queen Camilla were visibly emotional during commemorations in Britain to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day, which saw the monarch also deliver his first big public speech since his cancer diagnosis.
King Charles appeared visibly emotional during the 80th anniversary D-Day commemorations in Britain. Picture: Dylan Martinez/Pool via AP "Today we come together to honour those nearly 160,000 British, Commonwealth and Allied troops who on the June 5, 1944, assembled here and along these shores to embark on the mission which would strike that blow for freedom and be recorded as the great amphibious operation in history," the King said.
Prince William sat next to his father King Charles for the commemorations on Wednesday. Picture: Leon Neal/Pool via AP Prince William, who attended the service without Princess Catherine, was seen sitting next to his father and chatting with UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his wife Akshata Murty.
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