Today is the 80th anniversary of D-Day, when Allied troops rocked up Nazi-controlled Normandy. British and Canadian troops were obviously involved in D-Day, and there are special memorials and commemoration events held on other beaches and at other sites. These photos are of President Emmanuel Macron and First Lady Brigitte Macron greeting King Charles and Queen Camilla at the British Normandy Memorial in Ver-sur-Mer. Apparently, Charles and Camilla will not join the world leaders on Omaha Beach today in a somewhat last-minute change. At Ver-sur-Mer, Charles gave a moving speech in which he echoed his grandfather’s words: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.

Source: The Guardian June 07, 2024 07:05 UTC