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The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall attend Canadian Remembrance at the Juno Beach Centre

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6th June 2014
Charles and Camilla arrived at Juno Beach and were greeted by the Prime Minister of Canada, the Rt. Hon Stephen Harper and Mrs Laureen Harper as well as the Prime Minister of France, Monsieur Manuel Valls. The Royal couple attended the service of Remembrance and The Prince of Wales delivered a speech. After the service Charles and his wife met Canada's D-Day veterans. LIVE NOW: Prince…
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The Queen and her family visit Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery at Bayeux

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6th June 2014
Bayeux Cemetery is the largest Commonwealth cemetery of the Second World War in France and includes the burials brought in from the surrounding districts and hospitals. The Cemetery contains 4,144 Commonwealth graves of which 338 are unidentified and 504 are from other Nationalities (mainly German). The Bayeux Memorial stands opposite the cemetery and bears the names of more than 1,800…
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The Queen honours war dead at Arc de Triomphe

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5th June 2014
The Queen and the President lay a single wreath together at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier #QueeninFrance pic.twitter.com/hka7KGMECu — BritishMonarchy (@BritishMonarchy) June 5, 2014 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Her Majesty joined France’s President Francois Hollande in a ceremony to pay tribute those who paid the greatest sacrifice to safeguard the nation’s freedom. President Hollande…
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Prince Charles attends parachute drop by 89 year old veteran

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5th June 2014
After the jump The Prince met some of those who took part in the jump including an 89-year-old D-Day veteran, Jock Hutton who participated in a tandem jump with one of the Red Devils during the first drop. Mr Hutton is one of the last D-Day veterans from his regiment; The 13th Battalion of the Parachute Regiment. //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js The 89-year-old Scottish D-Day veteran was one of…
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