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Royals, world leaders and veterans gathered in Normandy on Thursday for a series of ceremonies and events.

An edited version of the programme has been uploaded to BBC iPlayer.

When the moment came, they did not flinch. Step by sodden step, they landed on the beaches of Normandy and into the unimaginable horror, securing our freedom as their friends fell around them.

World leaders join former soldiers to thank the fallen for their sacrifice on the 80th anniversary of operation to free Europe

The heir to the throne represented King and Country alongside 24 world leaders ranging from President Joe Biden to President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine.

It was King Charles first overseas engagement since Februarys cancer diagnosis, but nothing was going to keep him from this event.

Very touching as well, how the 6th ofjune had in many ways been ordered every day and the baker had got up and started breaking his day and suddenly all this noise and confusion and everything changed. —— ordinary day. arromanches is the town close to all that was to remember d—day and it is close to mole beach and is also where the harbour was built, this vital piece of infrastructure which allowed materials to pour in in the weeks of the normandy campaign that followed and since then the...

Waiting for the service that is about to begin. commemoratives events and he is talking to the canadian prime minister there. he has really been at the heart of these events, prince william, he was in arromanches a little earlier and he got a great greeting their id there were hundreds of people in the square in arromanches to see prince william. some were even hanging out of windows to catch a glimpse of him, the prince of wales. there were also veterans in the town there to greet the crowds. m...

Leaders who have come to normandy to remember the fallen, to praise the veterans who are still alive and do other —— who are there and to talk about the enduring struggle between democracy and dictatorship. just got a glimpse there of the beach, one of the beaches, that is omaha beach, one of the five beaches where the troops landed. smiles from president macron the host of all of this. and prince william who has been, as i was mentioning in arromanches and very much at the heart of these d�...

Earlier we spent the day with the royal marines, part of the official army, navy led part of the commemorations and the royal marines following in the commemorations of their forebears, following in the commemorations of theirforebears, the following in the commemorations of their forebears, the 47 commando who arrived just beside arromanches and were on that lighting craft with peaceful, beautiful surroundings and a welcoming committee on the beach. —— landing craft. the poignancy of the co...