
Princess Anne praises inspirational Chelsea Pensioners at this year's Founder's Day
The hospital was founded over 330 years ago by King Charles II to provide a home for veterans "broken by age or war"
The hospital was founded over 330 years ago by King Charles II to provide a home for veterans "broken by age or war"
The veteran's role was to map out the beach of Normandy, so the soldiers knew where to go.
Events marking 80 years since the invasion of occupied France took place in France and the UK.
Squadron Leader Mark Long died from head and neck injuries suffered when his aircraft crashed, an inquest has been told.
"The Allied forces of D-Day did their duty. Now the question for us is, in our hour of trial, will we do ours?" he asked, referring to Putin
Lance Sergeant Dougie Warren played his grandfather's bagpipes during the wreath-laying ceremony in Ver-sur-Mer, near Gold Beach.
The show brought D-Day commemorations to an end on Southsea Common in Portsmouth.
Addressing the veterans directly, William said: 'Thank you for our freedom and thank you for your service.'
Veterans could be seen wiping their eyes with tissues as the King spoke at the national commemorative event in France.
Members of the Army Air Corps and The Rifles cross the bridge which their forebears captured from the Germans after being landed by glider.
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D-Day saw nearly 160,000 servicemen, 7,000 ships and 11,000 aircraft take part in the assault on Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno and Sword beaches.
Did you know that one of the D-Day beaches was originally codenamed Jellyfish? And there was a sixth beach called Band?
Princess Anne andher husband Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, joined veterans and their families at the RBL's service at Bayeux War Cemetery.
A piper started proceedings before Royal Marines came ashore to mark the 80th anniversary of the Normandy Landings.
A tense Army v Navy clash in Sheffield saw the reigning champions escape with a shootout win.