and coming up on bbc news. another shock at the french open as fourth seed elena rybakina is knocked out byjasmine paolini. the italian s through to her first grand slam semifinal. of the d day landings. i m at the bayeux war cemetery, where more than 4,000 commonwealth servicemen who lost their lives in the normandy campaign are buried. june 6, 191m was the day that british, american, canadian and french troops landed on sword, juno, gold, omaha and utah beaches just miles away from here, taking the germans by surprise in what was the largest ever amphibious invasion. it changed the course 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 norm
audacious invasion of normandy s beaches. its detailed planning, and its bravery. this mission for freedom was breathtaking in scale and overwhelming in complexity. quite simply, the future of the world was at stake. it was also a show of thanks and praise, a celebration of service, and a commemoration of sacrifice in recognition of those who lost life and limb. i landed on the evening of d day, and three i landed on the evening of d day, and three weeks later, i was so badly and three weeks later, i was so badly damaged that they had to amputate both my legs below the knee amputate both my legs below the knee i amputate both my legs below the knee. i always considered myself one of the knee. i always considered myself one of the lucky knee. i always considered myself one of the lucky ones that survived, because of the lucky ones that survived, because so of the lucky ones that survived, because so many of us didn t. top because so many of us didn t. top hrese because so