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Charles and Camilla attended a service of Remembrance this morning at Bayeux Cathedral :
The 70th Anniversary of D-Day Landings Commemorated - Pictures - Zimbio
On June 6th 2014 it will be 70 years ago that operation overlord started. This will be commemorated in Normandy, France.
Confirmed guests thus far:
- Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip;
- King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima;
- King Philippe and Queen Mathilde
It is likely that the reiging couples of Belgium, Norway and Luxembourg will also attend the event, as well as heads of state and representatives of the other Allied powers.
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Entry of the veterans in 2004:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2oN8ArL2RY
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I've just seen on CNN Queen Margrethe, King Harald, Grand Duke Henri, and, I believe, Prince Albert arriving for lunch with President Hollande of France. I assume they will also attend the event then.
Always interesting to see how tall everyone is! I read somewhere that HM outranks just about everyone because of time on the throne, AND service in WWII. Had any other of these leaders served? Or even were alive?
Is it King Harald who is in uniform? Why are the others not in uniform?
Always interesting to see how tall everyone is! I read somewhere that HM outranks just about everyone because of time on the throne, AND service in WWII. Had any other of these leaders served? Or even were alive?
Is it King Harald who is in uniform? Why are the others not in uniform?
I admit I am rushing out the door, and my monitor is small compared to many of yours. Is Maxima the only spouse in this photo?
I admit I am rushing out the door, and my monitor is small compared to many of yours. Is Maxima the only spouse in this photo?
King Harald was very young at the time but surely alive and the Italian president Giorgio Napolitano didn't serve the army during the war but was an university student at the time fighting against Italian Fascism.
The President elect Proroshenko needs to learn how to stand properly. I wonder why Prime Minister Cameron was in the last row and why Chancellor Merkel was in the second row.
Napolitano joined the Italian Communist Party in 1945. During his university years he was a member of the GUF (Fascist University Students Group). IMHO he shouldn' t have been taken part in the celebrations. It would have been more appropriate to send Matteo Renzi to represent Italy instead.
Giorgio Napolitano - Wikipedia
Cameron and Merkel are not Heads of StateThe President elect Proroshenko needs to learn how to stand properly. I wonder why Prime Minister Cameron was in the last row and why Chancellor Merkel was in the second row.