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…
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 centre of the nave. The Cardinal said a
brief prayer and asked Prince…
Afternoon tea was served to the veteran's
of the infamous landings, which saw The Allies begin to gain back
territory in Nazi-occupied Europe 70 years ago today. William and
Kate arrive in Arromanches for tea party. One of two engagements
for them today (via…
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…
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 continental
Europe. More than 330 million…
Prince Charles attends remembrance service and reception as the first day of D-Day engagements come to an end
5th June 2014
The service, conducted by the Airborne
Chaplain, 16 Air Assault Brigade consisted of a Welcome, The Lord's
Prayer, A Lesson, Prayers, and the Act of Remembrance. After the
Reveille, Charles laid two wreaths: one at the Canadian memorial
and one at the British…
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…
Prince Charles and The Duchess of Cornwall continue their D-Day engagements with a stop in Ranville
5th June 2014
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 June 1944 as a part of Operation Overlord and the Normandy
landings. The Prince and Duchess have…
A spokesperson from the French Embassy
commented: “This is a special honour from the people of Paris as it
is very rare in France to name places after prominent figures
during their lifetime”. The Queen will tour the market on the final
day of her and the Duke of…
Pictures today of the State Opening of
Parliament via @BritishMonarchy pic.twitter.com/B7VV7setLb — Royal
Central (@RoyalCentral) June 4, 2014 This year’s 10 minute speech
was full of drama as it was announced that plans would be brought
in to support economic growth, legislations to end slavery. The
introduction to the speech featured heavily on the Conservatives
and Liberal Democrats…
