Surrounded by illuminated graves of 4,140 men who gave their lives for our liberation, the Princess Royal recited the words: He is not dead whose memory lives in hearts that know and loved him .
Gavin Cordon, Flora Thompson and Samuel Montgomery report on a momentous moment of the Second World War and one that finally swung the balance of the war the way of the Allies.
You won t see everything - the Normandy landings spanned 50 miles of coast and the three-month Battle of Normandy raged for miles inland. So here are some suggestions for a two-day itinerary.