Buckingham Palace has announced that King Charles will attend events marking the 80th anniversary of D-Day next month in Normandy, France. This comes after uncertainties due to the King’s cancer diagnosis. The commemoration ceremony will honour the largest seaborne invasion in history with 23 surviving veterans attending. The Royal family will also participate in UK D-Day events.
In Staffordshire, 21 more D-Day veterans are expected to participate in an event at the National Memorial Arboretum. Philippa Rawlinson, the Royal British Legion, remarked that it could be the last opportunity for people to host significant numbers of Normandy veterans. Five years ago, there were 255 D-Day veterans attending events in Normandy.
On 5 June, the King, Queen, and Prince William will join Portsmouth Common in a ceremony remembering the Allied landings in northern France during the Nazi occupation. This national commemoration event will consist of light displays, readings, and music in the starting city for the landings.
The Princess Royal, Princess Anne, will attend a remembrance service and unveil a statue recalling the Canadian contribution to D-Day in Normandy’s Bayeux Cathedral. The King and Queen will travel to Ver-sur-Mer, France, for an event on 6 June at the British Normandy Memorial, remembering the thousands of Britons killed during the Battle of Normandy. This will include music, veterans’ stories, and a tribute by the Red Arrows and the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight. Prince William will attend an international ceremony at Omaha Beach, Saint Laurent sur Mer, which is expected to include 25 heads of state
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