The Prince of Wales has joined world leaders including US president Joe Biden and France 's Emmanuel Macron at Omaha Beach, to mark the historic event on its 80th anniversary.
Prince William thanked veterans for fighting for freedom as he stepped in to represent Britain on the world stage in his father's place at a moving ceremony to honour the heroes of D-Day.
However, he and Queen Camilla have decided not attend the international commemorative ceremony in Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer which is 20 miles away, giving his eldest son and heir to the throne William a chance to shine. The Prince of Wales has joined world leaders including US president Joe Biden , France 's Emmanuel Macron and Canada 's Justin Trudeau at Omaha Beach, to mark the historic event on its 80th anniversary
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Prince of Wales smile together as they attend D-Day commemorations Prince William seemed in fine spirits as he spoke to veterans and members of the public during a surprise visit to Arromanches this afternoonAmong the world leaders present were Poland's President Andrzej Duda, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, US First Lady Jill Biden, US President Joe Biden, France's President Emmanuel Macron, French President's wife Brigitte Macron, Britain's Prince William, the Prince of Wales and Australia's Governor-General David Hurley and...
US President Joe Biden meets with Ukrainian President Zelensky at the D-Day commemoration ceremony in France Earlier in the day William gave a speech at Juno Beach praising the actions of Canadian troops who stormed the seafront on D-Day Speaking at the event, Presidents Biden and Macron took the opportunity to issue a rallying cry against 'tyrants' who 'want to change borders by force'.
Prompting Zelenskyy to put his hand on his heart and thank the French president, he continued: 'Thank you, thank you to the people of Ukraine. Thank you for their love of freedom. We are here and we shall not be weakened. The Prince, who was gifted a pin by one veteran in the seaside town and saw others pass along their well wishes to his father, stopped at the French town's D-day museum following his speech at the Canadian commemoration ceremony earlier in the day.
The stunning moment from inside one of the RAF Red Arrows as they fly over the British Normandy Memorial, Ver-sur-Mer In Arramanches William told a group of British veterans how 'moving' the commemorations have been as he made the surprise stop in the town. He was joined by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal, Canadian D-Day veterans and armed forces personnel in Courseulles-sur-Mer in France.
'The commitment to service displayed by Canadian troops is a great testament to the strength of the people of Canada. In his speech William said the actions of Canadian troops 'ensured fascism was conquered' during the Second World War The father-of-three spent time after his speech listening to the veterans on the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings
After the Canadian ceremony on Juno Beach, which included the playing of the Last Post and the observance of a minute's silence, alongside performances from Canadian musicians, William and the politicians briefly chatted to some of the veterans. READ MORE Tears for their fallen comrades: D-Day veterans weep as world leaders and royals honour them On D-Day, 359 Canadian soldiers were killed, while more than 5,000 troops from the Commonwealth country died over the course of the 11-week Battle of Normandy.
The monarch looked emotional as he listened to singer Johnny Flynn perform 'Song with no Name' in tribute to the fallen, while Camilla was seen wiping her eyes as actor Martin Freeman read a touching diary entry from one survivor who remarked 'it's because of the lads that I'm here today'. Queen Camilla speaks with D-Day veteran Henry Rice, 98 from Surrey, at the end of the commemorative event at the British Normandy Memorial
The Red Arrows and a typhoon aircraft fly over the memorial service as the RAF pays tribute to the veterans of the Normandy landings READ MOREEXCLUSIVE The secret plan for 'D-Day Two' if Normandy landings had failed In his speech, Charles said: 'Eighty years ago on D-Day, the 6th of June 1944, our nation - and those which stood alongside it - faced what my grandfather, King George VI, described as the supreme test.
'It is with the most profound sense of gratitude that we remember them and all those who served at that critical time. A veteran lays a wreath of poppies dedicated to those who died in the Second World War during a ceremony at the British Normandy Memorial more videos It comes as the number of surviving D-Day veterans continues to dwindle as the years go by, with fewer attending this year's commemorative events than ever before.
Nigel Steel, senior curator at the Imperial War Museum, said it is important to 'make the most' of having D-Day veterans as their numbers dwindle.
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