Over the course of two days, the King and other dignitaries, and - most importantly - those who fought on the beaches, will come together to remember the battle.
The King, Queen and Prince of Wales will join veterans in Portsmouth today as major events begin in the UK and France to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day. The Normandy landings were the largest seaborne invasion in history, with the 1944 battle laying the foundation for an Allied victory. Allied troops departed from Portsmouth on 5 June 1944 and attacked German forces on the beaches at Normandy the following day.
In the afternoon, tributes will move to the beaches of Normandy, where hundreds of allied defence personnel will parachute into a historic D-Day drop zone to commemorate the airborne invasion of 80 years ago. The Royal British Legion will host a commemoration service at Bayeux War Cemetery before the Ministry of Defence and the Commonwealth War Graves Commission host a joint UK-France thanksgiving service at Bayeux Cathedral.
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