<![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 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 @byEmilyAndrews) pic.twitter.com/jISpbVG01d
— Royal Central (@RoyalCentral) June 6, 2014
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The Duke and Duchess, who followed The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh
and The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall across the Channel
today, chatted with some veterans and Catherine was quoted as
saying “you’ve got lots of stories to
tell”; they undoubtedly had stories of horror and death to tell,
but also ones of bravery and spirit, the sort that led to an Allied
victory in the Second World War.
The event was sombre as the veterans recounted their tales to the
Royal guests, who were there to thank them for their service
allowing the freedom we have today; as William and Kate moved
around the venue, they were seen deep in conversation on numerous
occasions, about the individual roles the men played in the
Landings, but also smiling and joking with the men who served their
countries during WWII.
Kate chats to some Brummie veterans at Arromanches tea
party.”You’ve got lots of stories to tell”They look delighted
pic.twitter.com/9GmHnxcPAg
— Emily Andrews (@byEmilyAndrews) June 6, 2014
The Duke wore his Blues and Royals regimental tie, the regiment
her served in, Jubilee medals from The Queen, whilst the veterans
all proudly displayed their own medals, many of them with jackets
full of honours they had received for their service. The tent in
which the tea-party took place was adorned with Union Jack bunting,
and chairs had been strategically placed by the organisers, so that
the Royal couple could speak with as many vets as possible.
photo credit: Beacon
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