France and the UK are celebrating the 80th anniversary of the Allied invasion of France with events.
Tens of thousands of soldiers landed on five beaches in northern France’s Normandy on June 6, 1944.
The greatest amphibious assault in military history played a major role in the defeat of Nazi Germany and the liberation of Europe.
Major Trevor Macey-Lillie, piper of the Scottish gunners, performed a time-honored tradition of playing a lament in Scottish on the bagpipes at Gold Beach in Arromanches, Normandy.
The custom replicates the precise moment when thousands of British soldiers stepped onto French shores.
He began his speech by stating, “80 years ago, the weather broke and the greatest invasion force in history departed the shores of Britain for it.
Mr. Sunak continued, saying that we “pledge never to forget” the lives that were lost during the D-Day landings and that veterans have devoted their entire careers to educating others about what transpired.French primary school students and British cadets greeted King Charles III and Queen Camilla upon their arrival at the Royal British Legion’s anniversary ceremony.
They commemorated the D-Day landings’ 80th anniversary alongside other Western leaders, such as French President Emmanuel Macron and US President Joe Biden.
