Queen Camilla was overcome with emotion as a war veteran recounted the tragic loss of his best friend on the beaches of Normandy in 1944 during a commemorative event in Portsmouth, England.
Other Allied forces, including those from the US, Belgium, and France, held events along the northern coast of France on June 5th, 2024.
June 6, 2024, will mark the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings along the Normandy coast during World War II.
Queen Camilla is deeply moved as a war veteran shares the tragic story of losing his best friend on the beaches of Normandy.
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Britain’s King Charles and Queen Camilla react as they attend a commemorative event for the 80th anniversary of D-Day, in Portsmouth, Britain June 5, 2024.
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Queen Camilla meets Royal Navy serviceman Eric Bateman, who moved her to tears recalling his experience on Utah beach.
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US and Belgian military paratroopers jump from a Lockheed C-130 Hercules aircraft chartered and navigated by US crew, as it flies over Normandy.
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Paratroopers from the British, Belgian, Canadian and US military take part in a parachute drop in the fields of Sannerville as they reenact the D-Day landings of 80 years ago on the war time area code named area ‘K’ on June 05, 2024.
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US and Belgian military paratroopers jump from a Lockheed C-130 Hercules aircraft chartered and navigated by US crew, as it flies over Normandy.
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Some 400 British, Belgian, Canadian and US paratroopers take part in a parachute drop to commemorate the contribution of airborne forces on D-Day. as part of the 80th anniversary of D-Day, in Sannerville, Normandy, France, Wednesday, June 5, 2024.
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400 British, Belgian, Canadian and US paratroopers take part in a parachute drop to commemorate the contribution of airborne forces on D-Day. as part of the 80th anniversary of D-Day, in Sannerville, Normandy, France, Wednesday, June 5, 2024.
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400 British, Belgian, Canadian and US paratroopers take part in a parachute drop to commemorate the contribution of airborne forces on D-Day. as part of the 80th anniversary of D-Day, in Sannerville, Normandy, France, Wednesday, June 5, 2024.
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U.S. World War II veteran Marion Shipe gestures as he parades with other American Airlines veterans in Sainte-Mere-Eglise, Normandy, France, Wednesday, June 5, 2024.
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US veteran Jim Rasmussen, who served in the 100th Bomb Group, looks on ahead of a veterans parade in the town center of Sainte-Mere-Eglise, northwestern France, on June 5, 2024.
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Lockheed C-130 Hercules aircraft overfly flags during a ceremony on “Pointe du Hoc” clifftop in Cricqueville-en-Bessin, northwestern France, on June 5, 2024.
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Lockheed C-130 Hercules aircraft overfly French veterans and US military soldiers as they raise flags during a ceremony on “Pointe du Hoc” clifftop in Cricqueville-en-Bessin, northwestern France, on June 5, 2024.
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US war veterans attend a wreath-laying ceremony at Utah Beach, Normandy on Wednesday, June 5, 2024.
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US war veterans attend a wreath-laying ceremony at Utah Beach, Normandy on Wednesday, June 5, 2024.
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American WWII veteran Bill Wall throws roses into the water during a wreath-laying ceremony at Utah Beach.
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Enthusiasts dressed in replica WWII-era military attire park Willys Jeeps on the beach, as Phoenix breakwaters forming part of the Mulberry harbour are seen out at sea on the horizon, at Arromanches-les-Bains, northwestern France, on June 5, 2024.
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American WW II veteran Connie Palacioz reacts after collecting sand during a wreath-laying ceremony at Utah Beach, Normandy.
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American World War II veteran Anthony Pagano, 97, touches a sculpture on Utah Beach, Normandy.
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American WW II veteran Margie Stone attends a wreath-laying ceremony at Utah Beach.
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American WW II veteran Fred Taylor, right, and others hold roses during a wreath-laying ceremony at Utah Beach, Wednesday, June 5, 2024.
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A general view during a commemorative event marking the 80th anniversary Of D-Day in Southsea Common on June 5, 2024 in Portsmouth, England.
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Prince William speaks with a D-Day veteran in Portsmouth, UK.
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King Charles III greets D-Day veteran Len Trewin, 98.
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King Charles III addresses the audience during a D-Day 80th anniversary concert on June 05, 2024 in Portsmouth, England.
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British Royal Air Force’s aerobatic team, the “Red Arrows” perform a flypast above HMS St Albans, a Type 23 Frigate, during the UK’s national commemorative event for the 80th anniversary of D-Day in Southsea Commons on June 5, 2024 in Portsmouth, England.
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Prince William, Prince of Wales addresses the audience during a D-Day 80th anniversary concert on June 05, 2024 in Portsmouth, England.
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British Royal Air Force’s aerobatic team, the “Red Arrows” perform a flypast above HMS St Albans, a Type 23 Frigate, during the UK’s national commemorative event for the 80th anniversary of D-Day in Southsea Commons on June 5, 2024 in Portsmouth, England.
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Joe Biden arrives at Orly airport, south of Paris, Wednesday, June 5, 2024. Biden is in France to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day.
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Joe Biden arrives at Orly airport, south of Paris, Wednesday, June 5, 2024. Biden is in France to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day.
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