<![CDATA[The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge attended a commemoration event for the Gold Beach Landings, which formed part of D-Day.
They went to support the Commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the Normandy Landings at Gold Beach, one of the many that the Allied soldiers landed on at the north of France. 83,115 British soldiers landed in Normandy on D-Day, with 24,000 of those on Gold…
Queen and royals commemorate D-Day on Sword Beach
6th June 2014
<![CDATA[Her Majesty along with The Duke of Edinburgh, The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall attended the Commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the Normandy Landings at Sword Beach.
The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall were greeted on arrival by…
<![CDATA[The Queen accompanied by The Duke of Edinburgh, The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall, will attended the Service of Remembrance at the Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery at Bayeux and meet veterans of the Second World War.
Bayeux Cemetery is the largest…
<![CDATA[The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall were welcomed to Bayeux Cathedral today by the Prime Minister of France as they attended the Royal British Legion Service of Remembrance.
The service concluded with the blessing of the cathedral's new Bell for Peace and Freedom. Charles and Camilla along with other Heads of State and Government proceeded to the bell, located in the…
William and Kate take tea with D-Day veterans
6th June 2014
<![CDATA[Continuing the Royal Family's presence supporting the remembrance events of D-Day, The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge attended a veteran's tea-party in Arromanches, Normandy.
Afternoon tea was served to the veteran's of the infamous landings, which…
The Queen honours war dead at Arc de Triomphe
5th June 2014
<![CDATA[On Thursday, The Queen honoured France's war dead by placing a wreath at the tomb of the Unknown Soldier beneath the Arc de Triomphe in Paris.
The Queen and the President lay a single wreath together at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier #QueeninFrance…
The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh arrive in France
5th June 2014
<![CDATA[Her Majesty The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh have arrived in France for the start of their three-day state visit, which also takes in the D-Day anniversary.
The first engagement of today didn't begin in France though, before boarding the Eurostar at St Pancras International, the Queen unveiled a plaque marking the 20th anniversary of the Channel Tunnel linking Britain with…
Prince Charles attends remembrance service and reception as the first day of D-Day engagements come to an end
5th June 2014
<![CDATA[The Prince of Wales travelled on to attend The Service of Remembrance at the crossroads at Le Mesnil Bavant, where a memorial has been erected to commemorate the actions of the 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion and other units of 3 Parachute Brigade.
The service…
<![CDATA[The Prince of Wales attended a commemorative parachute drop by representatives of British, American, French and Canadian Armed Forces, at Ranville. The Drop took place in in two stages: a display by the Red Devils then fifteen minutes later the main jump, that…
Prince Charles and The Duchess of Cornwall continue their D-Day engagements with a stop in Ranville
5th June 2014
<![CDATA[Continuing their busy day of engagements, Charles and his wife then made their way to Ranville, where as Colonel-in-Chief, The Parachute Regiment, the Prince and his wife attended a lunch with veterans at Ranville.
The Battle of Ranville formed part of Operation Tonga, the codename given to the airborne operation undertaken by the British 6th Airborne Division between 5th June and 7th…