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D-Day anniversary to be live-streamed for veterans unable to travel to France
Veterans who cannot make the official ceremony in Normandy due to Covid-19 travel restrictions will instead gather at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire
Veterans gather in Arromanches, France, ahead of the commemorations for the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings (Image: PA)
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VETERANS, their families and relatives of the fallen are being invited to a D-Day 77th Anniversary event. The Royal British Legion and the Normandy Memorial Trust have issued the invitation ahead of the commemoration event, which will take place on Sunday, June 6 at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire. A spokesman for the Royal British Legion confirmed the event, which is being held for the veterans and families unable to travel to Normandy because of the covid-19 travel restrictions will also be available to watch live online. The event will include a live broadcast of the official opening of the newly completed British Normandy Memorial in Ver-sur-Mer, coverage of the RBL’s annual service of Remembrance in Bayeux War Cemetery, and a Two Minute Silence at 11am.
D-Day veterans invited to Staffordshire memorial event
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image captionVeterans who were intending to travel to Normandy are being invited to gather at the National Memorial Arboretum instead
Veterans unable to travel to Normandy because of Covid-19 restrictions are invited to mark the anniversary of the D-Day landings at an event in England.
The ceremony at the National Memorial Arboretum, in Staffordshire, will include a broadcast of the opening of the British Normandy Memorial in Ver-sur-Mer.
The event, on 6 June, will mark the 77th anniversary of the battle.
It will be the first major event of the year with veterans invited to gather.