King Charles and the Prince of Wales signedupwith world leaders and veterans at a series of occasions to mark the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings. Both royals made speeches in France on Thursday, applauding the “bravery and sacrifice” of those who “served at that crucial time”. The King laid a wreath at the British Normandy Memorial in Ver-sur-Mer, near Gold Beach, with a note connected touching on the sacrifices made on D-Day. Later in the day, Prince William signedupwith heads of state at Omaha Beach in Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer for the last occasion of the two-day celebrations. In a speech at the British war memorial in France, the King stated the lesson to discover was that complimentary countries needto stand together to oppose tyranny. “Our commitment to keepinmind them, what they stood for, and what they attained for us all, can neverever reduce,” the King informed the delegation at a sombre and psychological ceremony. UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Labour leader Keir Starmer wentto the verysame event as the King, in what might be one of coupleof staying anniversaries that D-Day veterans will goto. EPA-EFE/REX/SHUTTERSTOCK Getty Images The Prince of Wales wentto the Canadian celebratory event A only piper significant the specific time of the landings 80 years ago D-Day: Moving and amazing 80th anniversary celebrations On 6 June 1944, 10s of thousands of soldiers landed on 5 beaches in Normandy in northern France. The landings were the start of the project to free Nazi-occupied north-western Europe. Five years ago, 225 British veterans tookatrip to Normandy for ceremonies. This year, there were 23, consistingof some centenarians. One US Navy veteran takingatrip to France, Robert “Al” Persichitti from Rochester, New York, passedaway on his method to the occasion, a veteran organisation hasactually validated. He was airlifted to a healthcarefacility in Germany on 30 May after suffering a medical emergencysituation aboard a ship heading to Europe. He passedaway the following day, aged102 Thursday’s comme
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