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French Navy Awards British D-Day Vets Legion D'Honneur
Nine British veterans have received France's highest honour for their role in the liberation of the country during the Second World War.
They were each awarded the Legion d'Honneur at a special medal ceremony held on board a French Navy ship in Edinburgh.
The order was established in 1802 by Napoleon Bonaparte. At the 70th anniversary of D-Day in 2014, the French President pledged to award it to all British veterans who had served in France at that time.
A British defence minister admitted afterwards that Ministry of Defence officials were caught out by the level of demand for the award.
Mark Lancaster told MPs he understood "hurt and upset" had been caused by months of delays in getting veterans their medals, and said hundreds would receive theirs by the end of this year.
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