onjune 6th, 191m along sword, juno, gold, omaha and utah beaches tens of thousands of troops took part in the largest ever seaborne invasion. it helped drive nazi forces from france ahead of germany s eventual defeat the following year. today president macron hosted a centrepiece event close to omaha beach; us president, joe biden, warned that democracy in europe was once again under threat, in the wake of russia s invasion of ukraine. earlier, at the new british national memorial at gold beach a service of commemoration. the king laid a wreath for the fallen. and alongside the solemn ceremonies, it s also been a chance for attendees to meet and speak with the guests of honour the veterans themselves each of whom played such an important part in one of the defining days in european history. bagpipes. memories fade. the living testimonies dwindle. but at dawn today, on the beaches of normandy, they remembered. making their own 80th anniversary normandy landing, a
obsessed with this. we ve talked about this a lot on the weekend newscast that david cameron, because of his former job, can sort of slip in and out of that role very, very easily. some people might raise an eyebrow and say, oh, perhaps too easily. but, you know, as you say, actually for prime minister, you re trying to run the country as well as run an election campaign. that is a challenge that they ve got that actually the leader of the opposition doesn t have, you know, before too long there s the g7 as well. i think the prime minister will be trying to cram in and you know, the small matter of still having to deal with red boxes and so on and so forth. but you re right, it does mean that this big moment of history, some of the snaps that we ll see in the papers tomorrow, will not have the british current prime minister. they ll have the former prime minister. and i suppose there is something slightly awkward about that. i have to say, i love the pictures on social medi