The King, Queen, Prince of Wales and politicians will be among those paying tribute to D-day veterans and their fallen comrades.
Royalty and world leaders will gather with veterans in Normandy to mark the 80th anniversary of the D-day landings.
The site, which opened in 2021, pays tribute to 22,442 service personnel under British command who died on D-day and during the Battle of Normandy in the summer of 1944. Their visit comes after an emotional ceremony in Portsmouth on Wednesday where the King appeared to wipe away a tear during an event where he paid tribute to the “courage, resilience and solidarity” of veterans.
The day will begin early with a piper on the beach at Arromanches helping to mark the biggest seaborne invasion in military history, before commemorations continue in the French town including a veterans parade, air and firework display.
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