<![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 President Hollande.
Prince Charles and Camilla arrive. Queen is just 5 minutes away
now. #DDay70 pic.twitter.com/gzcLqePz9d
— Royal Central (@RoyalCentral) June 6, 2014
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The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh arrived a few moments later and
were also greeted by President Hollande before attending the
ceremony.
This will be the main formal moment of commemoration on 6th June,
bringing together Heads of State and Government from eighteen
countries and 6,000 veterans and local residents.
Her Majesty The Queen and Prince Philip arrive to a rapturous
welcome from the audience. #DDay70 pic.twitter.com/X4AowV96ty
— Royal Central (@RoyalCentral) June 6, 2014
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Sword Beach stretches for five miles from Ouistreham to
Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer. It was the furthest east of the five beaches
(Juno, Utah, Omaha, Gold and Sword) targeted on D-Day. It is nine
miles to the north-east of the strategically important city of
Caen, and alongside the Orne canal which formed the Eastern
boundary of the lodgement area defined in the D-Day planning.
The bridges over Orne canal were secured by ‘the Paras’ on the
night of 5-6 June. A total of 28,845 men from the British 3rd
Infantry Division came ashore here, with over 600 losing their
lives.
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