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The veterans in Normandy today and their colleagues who gave up their lives for freedom are an inspiration and always will be, says the Defence Secretary.

King Charles has shared extracts from his grandfather's diary ahead of the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings

Charles and Camilla invited four former servicemen to the royal residence ahead of the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings.

Among them were a still pristine pair of football boots carried by codebreaker Bernard Morgan - once the youngest RAF sergeant to land in Normandy.

The King and Queen have been shown the priceless personal keepsakes that got British D-Day veterans through the Second World War in a moving meeting at Buckingham Palace.

Charles and Camilla invited four former servicemen to the royal residence ahead of the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings.

Charles and Camilla invited four former servicemen to the royal residence ahead of the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings.

During the meeting, each of the veterans shared personal stories from the D-Day landings of 1944 and showed photographs and keepsakes from their service, while His Majesty also read from his granddad's wartime diary

The King and Queen were told detailed stories of what it was like to be part of the D-Day landings.

The King and Queen were told detailed stories of what it was like to be part of the D-Day landings.