D-Day: Queen hails wartime resilence on landings anniversary

By The Newsroom
Published 5th Jun 2019, 21:38 BST
The Queen thanked veterans and hailed the resilience of “the wartime generation” as world leaders honoured those who fought in the D-Day landings.

More than 300 veterans joined leaders representing the Allied nations involved in Operation Overlord at the Portsmouth event yesterday marking 75 years since D-Day.

Prime Minister Theresa May, French President Emmanuel Macron, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and US President Donald Trump were among those at the national commemorative ceremony.

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Thousands of members of the public attended the Portsmouth Naval Museum to watch the hour-long service.

D-Day veterans commemorate the 75th anniversary of the landingsD-Day veterans commemorate the 75th anniversary of the landings
D-Day veterans commemorate the 75th anniversary of the landings