
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.
"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
Veterans could be seen wiping their eyes with tissues as the King spoke at the national commemorative event in France.
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.
During the voyage from Portsmouth, the veterans looked to the skies to see a flypast from an RAF A400M Atlas transport aircraft.
The veterans told of their service during the Second World War and were met with admiration from the serving personnel.
The final qualifier for the Blackpool event took place in Witney in Oxfordshire.
The event was part of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission's Lighting Their Legacy torch roadshow
"I am humbled to reach such a great number, especially when I think of those who fell on the Normandy beaches," said veteran Jim Miller.
Mr Lee believes investigations into Katrice's disappearance more than 40 years ago were poorly conducted.
Many Jewish service personnel listed their religion as Church of England on their identity discs in case they were captured by the Nazis.
The Afghanistan veteran holds the Guinness World Record as the only person to complete a marathon in a fruit costume on every continent.
The ex-Royal Engineers soldier found a Richard III Half Angel, sparking community interest and comparisons to Only Fools and Horses.
A motorcycle accident in 2019 left Staff Sergeant Jonny Ball with life-changing injuries.