of world war two. throughout the day, commemorative events have been taking place both here in france and in the uk. 0n the south coast in portsmouth, the king, the queen and prince william paid tribute to the last remaining d day veterans. more than a0 british veterans have travelled here to normandy, the youngest 98 years old. it comes ahead of the main event tomorrow at the british normandy memorial at ver sur mer. the service for commemoration is taking place at bayeux cathedral, where princess anne is in attendance. where princess anne is in attendance. , . attendance. yes, the city of bayeux where ou attendance. yes, the city of bayeux where you and attendance. yes, the city of bayeux where you and i
d day started with paratroopers dropping to take out german defences, something recreated in normandy. and this evening, at bayeux, a service in remembrance, among the war graves of france s largest second world war cemetery. bayeux was close to the landing beaches and the first city to be liberated by the british on the 7th ofjune. the city s hospitals were soon full of the wounded from the surrounding battlefield. for those who could not be saved, this was their final resting place. then a moment of silent reflection for the thousands killed forcing back the nazis.
hello i m lucy grey. throughout the day, commemorative events have been taking place both here in the uk and in france to mark the 80th anniversary of the d day landings. a ceremony took place at bayeux cathedral with a procession from the cathedral to the cemetry. the cathedral to the cemetery. on the south coast in portsmouth the king, the queen and prince william paid tribute to the last remaining d day veterans more remaining d day veterans. more than a0 british veterans have travelled to normandy the youngest 98 years old. it comes ahead of the main event tomorrow at the british normandy memorial at ver sur mer. danjohnson is in portsmouth where commemorations began. yes, this was a day of polished national pride and shining service medals, but it was a chance to speak of one of history s turning points with those who fought to secure it. we fired the first shot on d day. the very first? on the battleship, yes, the very first shot. we all did our bit. if we didn t fit in our slo
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