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In Pictures: Veterans and royals in poignant commemoration of D-Day 80 years on

In Pictures: Veterans and royals in poignant commemoration of D-Day 80 years on
Veterans stand amongst poppies during a wreath-laying ceremony in Kimberley Park, Falmouth (Ben Birchall/PA)
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The bravery and sacrifice of D-Day veterans has been celebrated by the King and the Prince of Wales on the 80th anniversary of the beach invasion.

Before speaking to veterans at a special lunch, Charles addressed an emotional audience at the national commemorative event in Ver-sur-Mer in Normandy, while William spoke at the Canadian commemorative ceremony on Juno Beach.

D-Day 80th anniversaryVeteran Ken Hay is supported as he speaks during the UK national commemorative event for the 80th anniversary of D-Day, held at the British Normandy Memorial in Ver-sur-Mer (Jane Barlow/PA)PA Wire/PA Images - Jane Barlow

D-Day 80th anniversaryVeterans are escorted at the end of the UK national commemorative event (Jane Barlow/PA)PA Wire/PA Images - Jane Barlow

D-Day 80th anniversaryA veteran lays a wreath during the commemorative event in Ver-sur-Mer (Jane Barlow/PA)PA Wire/PA Images - Jane Barlow

D-Day 80th anniversaryThe King speaks to D-Day veteran Arnie Salter, 98, from Warwickshire, during a lunch following the commemorative event in Normandy (Gareth Fuller/PA)PA Wire/PA Images - Gareth Fuller

D-Day 80th anniversaryThe Prince of Wales speaks to veterans at the Government of Canada ceremony to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day, at Juno Beach in Courseulles-sur-Mer, Normandy (Jordan Pettitt/PA)PA Wire/PA Images - Jordan Pettitt

D-Day 80th anniversaryThe Queen and Brigitte Macron receive bouquets to lay at the French Memorial in Ver-sur-Mer (Chris Jackson/PA)PA Wire/PA Images - Chris Jackson

D-Day 80th anniversaryPrime Minister Rishi Sunak’s wife Akshata Murty speaks to D-Day veteran Christian Lamb, who was presented earlier with the Legion d’Honneur, during a lunch following the UK national commemorative event for the 80th anniversary of D-Day (Gareth Fuller/PA)PA Wire/PA Images - Gareth Fuller

In the UK, people gathered for services in Falmouth, Cornwall, and Alrewas in Staffordshire.

D-Day 80th anniversaryA veteran during a wreath-laying ceremony in Kimberley Park, Falmouth, ahead of an 80-strong boat flotilla, one for each year since the D-Day landings, sailing off the coast of Falmouth (Ben Birchall/PA)PA Wire/PA Images - Ben Birchall

D-Day 80th anniversaryVeteran Thomas Hill at the Royal British Legion’s service of remembrance at the National Memorial Arboretum in Alrewas, Staffordshire (Jacob King/PA)PA Wire/PA Images - Jacob King

D-Day 80th anniversaryVeteran Phil Sweet at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire on Thursday (Jacob King/PA)PA Wire/PA Images - Jacob King

D-Day 80th anniversaryThe Red Arrows perform a flypast during the UK national commemorative event at the British Normandy Memorial in Ver-sur-Mer (Jane Barlow/PA)PA Wire/PA Images - Jane Barlow

D-Day 80th AnniversaryFrench President Emmanuel Macron, his wife Brigitte Macron and US President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden attend a ceremony at a US cemetery near Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy (Laurent Cipriani/AP)Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. - Laurent Cipriani

A military piper began the commemorations early in the morning by playing a lament at sea at the exact moment of the beach invasion in 1944.

D-Day 80th anniversaryMilitary piper Major Trevor Macey-Lillie comes onto shore on a DUKW amphibious vehicle at Gold Beach in Arromanches in Normandy (Aaron Chown/PA)PA Wire/PA Images - Aaron Chown

D-Day 80th anniversaryA beach landing by the Royal Marines of 47 Commando at Asnelles before their annual ‘yomp’ to Port-en-Bessin, in Normandy, to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings (Aaron Chown/PA)PA Wire/PA Images - Aaron Chown

D-Day 80th anniversaryRe-enactors on Gold Beach in Arromanches at sunrise in Normandy to commemorate the D-Day landings (Aaron Chown/PA)PA Wire/PA Images - Aaron Chown

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